bewailment


be·wail

B0220700 (bĭ-wāl′)tr.v. be·wailed, be·wail·ing, be·wails 1. To cry over; lament: bewail the dead.2. To express sorrow or unhappiness over: "Hour after hour he sat bewailing his plight" (Amitav Ghosh).
[Middle English biwailen : bi-, be- + wailen; see wail.]
be·wail′er n.be·wail′ment n.