bemoan
Express sorrow about
To bemoan something is to express sorrow or dissatisfaction about it, often with an element of complaint or lamentation.
The word suggests vocal or public grieving over a loss, misfortune, or undesirable state of affairs: She bemoaned the loss of her favorite bookstore.
Bemoan often carries a slightly dramatic or excessive quality, implying that the complaining may be disproportionate to the problem: He's always bemoaning his lack of free time.
Condemn as wrong
- rueFeel deep remorse
- grumbleLow, discontented murmuring
- complainExpress discontent verbally
- gripeVoice minor displeasure
grouse · whine · protest · object · decry · criticize · kvetch · bellyache
Feel sorrow over loss
- weepShed tears emotionally
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
bereavement · woe · despair · eulogy · elegy · dirge · threnody · keening
Openly criticize harshly
- deploreCondemn as wrong
- curseInvoked harm through words
- railHorizontal support bar
- fatePredetermined course of events
woe · plight · hardship · adversity · tribulation · suffering · tragedy · calamity
Feel deep remorse
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- guiltMoral self-reproach
shame · self-reproach · compunction · penitence · atonement · apologize · confess · mea culpa
deplore
Condemn as wrong
gripe · grouse · whine · protest · object · decry · criticize · kvetch · bellyache · fuss
grieve
Feel sorrow over loss
heartache · bereavement · woe · despair · eulogy · elegy · dirge · threnody · keening · funeral
decry
Openly criticize harshly
fate · woe · plight · hardship · adversity · tribulation · suffering · tragedy · calamity · distress
rue
Feel deep remorse
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
guilt · shame · self-reproach · compunction · penitence · atonement · apologize · confess · mea culpa · redemption
- complaintscomplaint, complain, complaints, complaint form, complaint letter