What does bewail mean?
Definitions for bewail
bɪˈweɪlbe·wail
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Princeton's WordNet
deplore, lament, bewail, bemoanverb
regret strongly
"I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
Wiktionary
bewailverb
To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for
Etymology: From bewailen, equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Bewailverb
To bemoan; to lament; to express sorrow for.
Etymology: from wail.
In this city he
Hath widow’d and unchilded many a one,
Which to this hour bewail the injury. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Thy ambition,
Thou scarlet sin, robb’d this bewailing land
Of noble Buckingham, my father in law. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.Yet wiser Ennius gave command to all
His friends, not to bewail his funeral. John Denham.I cannot but bewail, as in their first principles, the miseries and calamities of our children. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 127.
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bewail
To bewail is to express great regret, sorrow, or disappointment about something. It often means to mourn or lament deeply.
Webster Dictionary
Bewailverb
to express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over
Bewailverb
to express grief; to lament
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bewail
be-wāl′, v.t. to lament: to mourn loudly over (esp. the dead).—v.i. to utter lamentations.—adjs. Bewail′able, Bewail′ing. [See Wail.]
Editors Contribution
bewail
To express regret or sorrow over
"He bewailed the fact that heart trouble had slowed him down"
Submitted by Agent_Jax on September 20, 2018
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bewail in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bewail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of bewail in a Sentence
There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish to bewail it senseless.
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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