bewail

[ bih-weyl ]

/ bɪˈweɪl /

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verb (used with object)

to express deep sorrow for; lament: a little child bewailing the loss of her dog.

verb (used without object)

to express grief.

OTHER WORDS FOR bewail

1 bemoan, mourn.

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Origin of bewail

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at be-, wail

OTHER WORDS FROM bewail

be·wail·ing·ly, adverbbe·wail·ment, nounun·be·wailed, adjectiveun·be·wail·ing, adjective

Words nearby bewail

Bevin, Bevin boy, bevvy, bevy, BEW, bewail, beware, Beware of Greeks bearing gifts, beweep, welcome to, be, well out of, be

How to use bewail in a sentence

I recount this not to bewail my fate, or to dwell in the past.
The Lessons of the Nakba|Ziad J. Asali|May 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
To bewail the loss of a person we love is a happiness compared with the necessity of living with one we hate.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
Do you remember how those poor girls used to bewail the restrictions to their reading?
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
It is better to drop a tear over the inconsistency of human nature, and to bewail those infirmities which cannot be justified.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe

Three days afterwards he sailed from the port of the Holy Cross, leaving crowds of the natives to bewail the loss of their chiefs.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
And now that God has granted my prayer, I bewail His way of doing it.
We Ten|Lyda Farrington Kraus

British Dictionary definitions for bewail

bewail

/ (bɪˈweɪl) /

verb

to express great sorrow over (a person or thing); lament

Derived forms of bewail

bewailed, adjectivebewailer, nounbewailing, noun, adjectivebewailingly, adverb

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