bewailed

verb

Definition of bewailednext
past tense of bewail
as in mourned
to feel or express sorrow for he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it

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  1. mourned
  2. lamented
  3. regretted
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  • Nakayama’s agency mourned the entertainer and expressed shock and sadness.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In the days before the Mass, she was mourned on the floor of the House of Representatives and at a makeshift altar at a downtown leather party.
    The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of mourned
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  • Social Security advocacy groups also lamented the smaller benefit increase.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne lamented the Crimson Tide being left out of the College Football Playoff on Sunday and suggested the football program would rethink its non-conference schedule.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of lamented
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  • Manion said his client regretted distributing the flier.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Does the child make impulsive decisions that might be regretted later?
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of regretted
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