bewail Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb regret strongly
    bemoan; deplore; lament.
    • I deplore this hostile action
    • we lamented the loss of benefits

WordNet

Be*wail" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Bewailed present participle & verbal noun Bewailing
Definitions
  1. To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over.
    Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, Which to this hour bewail the injury. Shak.
    Syn. -- To bemoan; grieve. -- See Deplore.
Be*wail" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To express grief; to lament. Shak.

Webster 1913