bemoan

1. (transitive) To moan or complain about (something).Examples: "He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn."; "The losse of this erle was greatly bemoned by men of al degrees, for he was liberal, gentle, humble, and curteous to eche one […]"; "[…] after deliberately marrying General Shaw with no warmer feeling than respect for his character and establishment, [she] was constantly, though quietly, bemoaning her hard lot in being united to one whom she could not love."Synonyms: bewail, lament, mourn, beef, bellyache, bemoan, bitch, bleattransitive

2. (transitive, reflexive) To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.Examples: "Son. Was ever son so rued a father’s death? Father. Was ever father so bemoan’d his son?"; "Sure you take mee not to be made of flesh, or if so, yet not to be sensible that thinke me able to beare these burthens without bemoning my selfe."; "My rest might have been blissful enough, only a sad heart broke it. […] It trembled for Mr. Rochester and his doom: it bemoaned him with bitter pity […]"Synonyms: grieve, lament, begrieve, bemoan, bewail, beweep, condole, deplorereflexivetransitive