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   bemoan

   /bɪˈməʊn/

   verb

   • 1. express discontent or sorrow over (something): "it was no use bemoaning her lot"

   Word Origin Old Englishbemǣnan ‘complain, lament’. The change in the second syllable (16th century) was due to association with moan, to which it is related.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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