Definition
bewailed
verb
- past tense of bewail; to express deep sorrow or regret about something; to lament
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- She bewailed the loss of her childhood home.
- The citizens bewailed the destruction of the historic building.
- He bewailed his poor decision to quit school early.
- The poet bewailed the passing of simpler times.
- They bewailed the fate that had befallen their village.
- She bewailed her misfortune in losing the competition.