Forebemoan

/fɔrbɪˈmoʊn/ verb

Definition

To lament, mourn, or express sorrow about something sad or unfortunate before it actually happens or is widely known.

Etymology

From 'fore-' (before) + 'bemoan' (to express sadness about). The prefix adds the sense of premature grief or lamenting something before the event occurs.

Kelly Says

Prophets and tragedy writers are masters of forebemoaning—they sense the disaster coming and wail about it before it hits, like Cassandra doomed to always be right but never believed.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በፊት አ痛ም
be-feet a-toom
ARالعربية
يبكي مسبقًا
ya-b-kee mis-ba-qan
BNবাংলা
অগ্রে ক্ষোভ
oh-gre kho-voh
CACatalà
preveure pena
preh-veh-roo peh-nah
CSČeština
předpokládat smutek
pred-po-kla-dat smu-tek
DADansk
forudse sorg
for-oo-seh sohrg
DEDeutsch
vorher beklagen
fohr-her be-klah-gen
ELΕλληνικά
προεικνίζω θλίψη
proh-e-ikh-noo th-lis-peh
ESEspañol
lamentar de antemano
lah-men-tar deh ah-n-teh-mah-nuhs
FAفارسی
پیش از آن اندوهگین
peesh az an andoh-gheen
FISuomi
ennustaa surua
en-nu-st-aa soo-roo-ah
FRFrançais
préférer
preh-feh-reh
GUGU
पूर्वથી શોક
poorv-thee shok
HAHA
yiyaye
yee-ya-yeh
HEעברית
לקוות לצרות
le-koveth le-tza-roth
HIहिन्दी
पूर्व में शोक करना
poorv mein shok karna
HUMagyar
előre szomorúságot
el-oh-reh smo-ro-sho-gat
IDBahasa Indonesia
berduka cita terlebih dahulu
ber-doo-kah-see teh-leh-dah-loo
IGIG
ikwere n'anya
ee-kwe-reh n-an-ya
ITItaliano
prevedere
preh-veh-deh-reh
JA日本語
予め嘆く
yo-me-na-ku
KKKK
өндеу
on-deu
KMKM
ព្រះពុទ្ធ
proh-poot
KO한국어
미리 슬퍼하다
mi-ri seol-peh-ha-da
MRMR
पूर्वी दुःख
poor-vee doo-kh
MSBahasa Melayu
berduka cita terlebih dahulu
ber-doo-kah-see teh-leh-dah-loo
MYမြန်မာ
မကြာမီ ဒုက္ခ
ma-kya-ma-mee dok-kha
NLNederlands
van tevoren betreuren
van teh-voh-ren be-treh-ren
NONorsk
forutse sorg
for-oo-tse sohrg
PAPA
ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦੁੱਖ
peh-lahn doo-kh
PLPolski
żałować z wyprzedzeniem
zhal-o-vat z vy-preh-shem-yen
PTPortuguês
lamentar antecipadamente
lah-men-tar an-teh-si-pah-dah-men-toh
RORomână
prevedea tristețe
preh-veh-deh tristes-eh
RUРусский
предчувствовать
pred-choo-stv-vah-t
SVSvenska
förutbedömma sorg
foor-oot-bed-om-ma sohrg
SWKiswahili
kulia mbele
koo-lee-ah m-be-leh
TAதமிழ்
முன்னதாக வருத்தம்
mun-na-tha-ka var-uth-tham
TEతెలుగు
ముందుగా విచారం
mun-du-ga vee-chaar-am
THไทย
เสียดายล่วงหน้า
si-yat loang-hana
TLTL
maglalung nangangalay
ma-g-la-lung nang-an-ga-lay
TRTürkçe
önceden üzüntü duymak
ohn-cheh-den oo-zoo-n-too doo-mak
UKУкраїнська
передчувати смуток
pered-choo-vat-i smu-tok
URاردو
پیش از آن غمگین ہونا
peesh az an gham-gin ho-nah
VITiếng Việt
tiếc nuối trước
tee-ch nuoi trok
YOYO
aṣẹ
ah-she
ZH中文
预先哀悼
yùxiān āidào
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-lah

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