Weep one's misfortune

Huh, I should be more careful. It should be: Which of the words - WEEP or BEWAIL, works best in the following context...

I guess 'bewail one's misfortune' is more abstract, while the word 'weep' has a more concrete connotation.

Hi,

please could you tell me which of the words - WEEP or BEWAIL, work best the following context:

She did not…………………. her misfortune, but instead offered strength and encouragement to all who were in need.

Only 'bewail' fits, because a transitive verb is needed.

ie You can only say ' She did not weep about/over her misfortune'.

I think you can use "weep" transitively, but only in the sense of "weep bitter tears" or something like that. You can't "weep your misfortune."

Hi, guys

That's what I initially thought when I saw the question. But then I looked "weep" up and look what I found:

definition #2:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/weep

2. To express grief or anguish for; lament:

Hi,

Possibly an almost archaic meaning.

Merriam Webster quotes this kind of usage by the hardly current Edward Gibbon.

<weeping the sins and errors of his youth — Edward Gibbon>

http://www.merriam-w

successorplease could you tell me which of the words - WEEP or BEWAIL, work best the following context:

She did not…………………. her misfortune, but instead offered strength and encouragement to all who were in need.


Thank you.Might you be thinking of "bemoan"?

Amorey Gethin gives the following exercise sentence in his 'Advanced English Comprehension' (Nelson 1979):

All she wanted to do was lie where she had fallen and ............ her misfortune.

A.cry B.sob C.moan D.bewail E.weep

The suggested right answer is BEWAIL.