Synonyms of bemoan
62 similar words
Another word for bemoan is mourn. Other synonyms of bemoan are lament, grouch, sorrow, pine and sigh.
Synonyms and similar words for bemoan
verbTo moan or complain about (something).
- bewailTo wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
- lamentTo express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
- mournTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
- beef
- bellyacheTo unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
- bitch
- bleat
- whimper
- carp
- chunter
- complain
- crab
- croak
- dump on
- frineTo grumble, whine, or whimper; fret; show discontent; murmur; complain.
- girn
- give out
- grumble
- grotch
- grouse
- grouchTo be grumpy or irritable; to complain.
- grump
- gruntle
- gripe
- harp
- inveigh
- kvetchTo whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
- make a stinkTo complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.
- murmur
- mutter
- moanTo complain; to grumble.
- nag
- nark
- nudzh
- piss and moanTo complain, especially needlessly and loudly.
- rail
- rail outSynonym of rail (“to complain violently”).
- repine literary
- ride
- snivelTo cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.
- whine
- whingeTo whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
- latrate obsoleteTo bark; to make doglike noises.
- pinch obsoleteTo complain or find fault.
verbTo be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has...
- grieveTo feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
- afterthink
- becryTo cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
- beweepTo weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
- condole IndiaTo express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.
- deploreTo bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
- elegizeTo lament, as if in an elegy.
- grievenTo make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief.
- keenTo mourn.
- mean Ireland, UKTo lament.
- pineTo grieve or mourn for.
- repent
- sighTo utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
- sorrowTo feel grief over; to mourn, regret.
- wailTo lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- begrieve archaic, rareTo grieve over or about.
- bemourn rareTo weep or mourn over.
- wayment obsoleteTo lament.
Meaning of bemoan
- verb To moan or complain about (something).
- verb To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
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