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Definition of Bewail
Bewail

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

To express grief; to lament.

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Bewail Quotations

Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.
Mason Cooley

There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
Sophocles

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.
Aeschylus

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless.
W. Somerset Maugham

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.
Baruch Spinoza

Bewail Translations

bewail in German is beklagen, klagen

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