1
as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades
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Recent Examples of bemoan
Officials bemoaned overlapping rules, slow approvals and rigid policies that have complicated rebuilding efforts while burying survivors in paperwork.
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Following the band's most recent cancellation, several fans took to social media to wish Rzeznik good health, while some bemoaned the last-minute notice.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The formation of political parties was bemoaned by early American political leaders.
—Richard Davis, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The backstory For anyone that has bemoaned the flattening of cultures everywhere, Fogo Island offers a beacon of hope.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Following the band's most recent cancellation, several fans took to social media to wish Rzeznik good health, while some bemoaned the last-minute notice.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The formation of political parties was bemoaned by early American political leaders.
—Richard Davis, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
The backstory For anyone that has bemoaned the flattening of cultures everywhere, Fogo Island offers a beacon of hope.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoan
Verb
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Decadents love and mourn the fall of Rome.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Former customers took to social media to mourn or celebrate the airline’s death.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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Over the course of the day and evening, old secrets, resentments, and regrets bubble up to the surface and Altman crafts a devastating meditation on memory, identity, and the necessity as well as the danger of a vivid fantasy life.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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Towering over the town is another, much bigger, Venetian fort, the Palamidhi (named after Palamedes, Nafplio’s legendarily clever local hero, who outwitted Odysseus and, well, didn’t live long enough to regret it).—
Helen Brown,
TheWeek,
30 Apr. 2026
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One of those scholars was Bell, the professor whose departure the students were lamenting.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Or at least hasn’t been a thing since what Streep lamented as the Marvel-izing of all cinema.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
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“Bemoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoan. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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