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Bemoan

To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.

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Broader term 3

Complain 76% connected

To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Kick 76% connected

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Plain 76% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Griever 74% connected

One who, or that which, grieves.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Griever 74% connected

One who, or that which, grieves.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lamentable 74% connected

Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lamentable 74% connected

Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bewail 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Deplore 92% connected

To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lament 92% connected

To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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