bemoan

verbCommon GRE wordMore B words

to express grief, regret, or displeasure over something

In a sentence

Bemoan in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing bemoan in a sentence.

Critics bemoaned the decline of independent bookshops.

Synonyms

Antonyms

celebraterejoice

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Bemoan (verb) means to express grief, regret, or displeasure over something

Here is bemoan used in an example sentence: "Critics bemoaned the decline of independent bookshops."

Common synonyms for bemoan include lament, deplore, bewail, rue.

Antonyms of bemoan include celebrate, rejoice.

Bemoan is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.