beklagen

Definitions of beklagen
  1. verb
    express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
    synonyms: anklagen, beanstanden, beschweren
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    jammern
    complain whiningly
    murren
    make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
    knurren
    show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
    hadern
    complain bitterly
    bejammern, beseufzen, betrauern
    regret strongly
    meckern
    talk whiningly
  2. verb
    express grief verbally
    synonyms: lamentieren
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    Gefühle ausdrücken
    give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
  3. verb
    regret strongly
    synonyms: bejammern, beseufzen, betrauern
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    type of:
    anklagen, beanstanden, beschweren
    express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  4. verb
    feel sadness
    synonyms: betrauern, nachtrauern, nachweinen
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    type of:
    trauern
    feel grief
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