bemoaned

verb

past tense of bemoan
1
as in mourned
to feel or express sorrow for bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her

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2
as in regretted
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades

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Recent Examples of bemoaned That tradition began this season, and while Cignetti bemoaned the fact Indiana missed out on so many opportunities, the Hoosiers can take a message from the Spaniard's dominant six-season run. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Another bemoaned the amount of money spent on Marsh’s NIL deal, using similar obscene language. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 That tradition began this season, and while Cignetti bemoaned the fact Indiana missed out on so many opportunities, the Hoosiers can take a message from the Spaniard’s dominant six-season run. — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 Many luxury designers have both benefited from and bemoaned the company’s powerful status in the market and ability to determine the fate of brands. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Others — and there were more than a few — bemoaned the story’s 160-minute runtime and CGI work that betrayed a budget stretched a bit beyond its max. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 Last year, Aaron Rodgers bemoaned the Pittsburgh Steelers not getting to Ireland earlier to experience the countryside and have a Guinness from the tap. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Afterward, one commissioner, unidentified in the audio recording, bemoaned the circumstances. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 Several customers bemoaned the entertainment center’s closing in the comment section. — Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoaned
  1. mourned
  2. regretted
  3. lamented
Verb
  • Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Riley Green, and more mourned Anderson, and honored the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s generational talent.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Dustin Hada, the head coach of Southern Nazarene’s football program, also mourned the loss of his player on social media.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of mourned
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  • Sirianni stood by his decision on that sequence but regretted kicking the ball in play to Ameer Abdullah on the ensuing kickoff, after Abdullah’s 53-yard return in seven seconds set up Jacksonville’s game-winning kick.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Eagles coach Nick Sirianni immediately regretted the decision.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of regretted
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  • The shift may have been good for business, but users often lamented that lack of control, complaining that the recommendation algorithms could send them down rabbit holes of irrelevant or even toxic content.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Though Las Vegas rallied to tie the game in the fourth, Cousins lamented what that sequence in the third meant to the outcome.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of lamented

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“Bemoaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoaned. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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