Choose the correct synonym (most nearest meaning). 'Bemoan'

Concept

A synonym is a word that carries the most nearly the same meaning as the target word. To find it, fix the precise sense of the target word first, then match the option whose core meaning aligns with that sense — not merely a word from the same emotional area.

Application

The verb “bemoan” means to express grief, sorrow, or dissatisfaction about something — to mourn or wail over it aloud. The option that means “to express grief or sorrow about something” is Lament, which matches this sense exactly.

Contrast

• Soothe — to calm, comfort, or relieve distress. This is the opposite movement: it eases sorrow rather than expressing it.

• Denounce — to publicly condemn or accuse. It targets blame at a person or act, not personal grief.

• Loathe — to feel intense dislike or disgust. It names an emotion of hatred, not the act of mourning or grieving.

Only Lament shares the core sense of voicing grief, so it is the nearest synonym of “bemoan.”