0 to express great sadness or disappointment about something: --
He bewailed his misfortune and the loss of his most treasured possessions.
One often hears people bewail the loss of our once-great ports and of our former maritime strength.
If, unfortunately, that cannot be done, we may well bewail that fact, but, nevertheless, let us welcome the fact that something can be done.
The third is to suggest to the public at large that it is not enough merely to bewail the staggering total of public expenditure.
Unlike our predecessors, we have not been content to bewail the absurdity of the existing system.
I do not think there is any use bewailing the past.
No one here or outside has sought to defend it on the occasion of its passing or to bewail its demise.
But it is no good just bewailing the emergence of protectionist measures.
We all bewail regularly in other debates the decline in community and the lack of awareness of citizenship.
