bemoan
verb
[ bɪˈməʊn ]
• express discontent or sorrow over (something).
• "it was no use bemoaning her lot"
Similar:
lament,
bewail,
deplore,
complain about,
express regret about,
mourn,
grieve over,
express sorrow about,
sorrow for,
sigh over,
cry over,
weep over,
shed tears over,
wail over,
keen over,
beat one's breast about,
plain over,
Origin:
Old English bemǣnan ‘complain, lament’. The change in the second syllable (16th century) was due to association with moan, to which it is related.
