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Synonyms for bewail
bɪˈweɪl
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bewail
To mourn is to feel or express sadness or distress because of some loss, affliction, or misfortune; mourning is thought of as prolonged, grief or regret may be transient. One may grieve or mourn, regret, rue, or sorrow without a sound; he bemoans with suppressed and often inarticulate sounds of grief; he bewails with passionate utterance, whether of inarticulate cries or of spoken words. He laments in plaintive or pathetic words, as the prophet Jeremiah in his "Lamentations." One deplores with settled sorrow which may or may not find relief in words. One is made to rue an act by some misfortune resulting, or by some penalty or vengeance inflicted because of it. One regrets a slight misfortune or a hasty word; he sorrows over the death of a friend.
Synonyms:
bemoan, deplore, grieve, lament, mourn, regret, rue, sorrowAntonyms:
be joyful, exult, joy, make merry, rejoice, triumph
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bewail(v. a.)
Synonyms:
bemoan, lament, deplore, mourn for, mourn over, express sorrow forbewail(v. n.)
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#9217 | keen | |
#11529 | rue | |
#12121 | regret | |
#14621 | sorrow | |
#28523 | lament | |
#30381 | mourn | |
#31141 | grieve | |
#88536 | deplore | |
#104431 | bemoan | |
#200467 | bewail |
How to use bewail in a sentence?
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish to bewail it senseless.
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