Bemoans

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Expresses grief, sadness, or regret about a situation or event
2. Voices unhappiness or dissatisfaction regarding an outcome or circumstance
3. Shows sorrow or complaint about something unfortunate or displeasing

Etymology: "Bemoans" is the third-person singular form of "bemoan", which means to express sorrow or lament over something. The verb grew from a root that English already had in "moan", and the prefix "be-" carried the sense of "about" or "concerning", so to bemoan something is, in effect, to moan about it. The ancestor of "bemoan" is Old English "bemǣnan", meaning "to bemoan, bewail, lament", which passed into Middle English as "bemenen" and "bimenen". The vowel later shifted toward the sound of "moan" in Modern English, likely through analogy with that more common word, so the spelling and pronunciation of the verb now match its base more closely than its earlier forms did.

Synonyms: lament, complain, grieve, mourn, bewail

Antonyms: celebrate, rejoice, praise, applaud, exult