# bemoan

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈməʊn/ · frequency rank #67,251

## Definitions
1. To moan or complain about (something).
2. To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.

## Etymology
From Middle English bemenen, bimenen, from Old English bemǣnan (“to bemoan, bewail, lament”); equivalent to be- (“about, concerning”) + moan. Alteration of vowel from Middle to Modern English due to analogy with moan.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bemoan