What does bewail mean?

Definitions for bewail
bɪˈweɪlbe·wail

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deplore, lament, bewail, bemoanverb

    regret strongly

    "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

Wiktionary

  1. bewailverb

    To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for

  2. Etymology: From bewailen, equivalent to.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. bewail

    To bewail is to express great regret, sorrow, or disappointment about something. It often means to mourn or lament deeply.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bewailverb

    to express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over

  2. Bewailverb

    to express grief; to lament

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bewail in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bewail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bewail in a Sentence

  1. W. Somerset Maugham:

    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.

  2. Sophocles:

    There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?

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