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Bemoan vs Sadness - What's the difference?

bemoan | sadness |

As a verb bemoan

is to moan or complain about; be dismayed or worried about something.

As a noun sadness is

the state or emotion of being sad.

bemoan

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To moan or complain about; be dismayed or worried about something.
    • He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.

    sadness

    English

    (wikipedia sadness)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
  • (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.
    • She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.

    Synonyms

    * (state of being sad) forlornness, melancholy * (event causing sadness) misfortune, woe