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Lament

/ləˈmɛnt/

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

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📖 Definitions of "Lament"

noun

1
An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
2
A song expressing grief.

verb

1
To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
2
To feel great sorrow or regret; to bewail.

🔄 Synonyms of "Lament"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
keenverb	(chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
wailnoun	(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
requiemnoun	A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
bemoanverb	(transitive) To moan or complain about (something).
elegynoun	A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
dirgenoun	A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
regretnoun	To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
lamentationnoun	The act of lamenting.
deploreverb	(transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
plaintnoun	A complaint.
threnodynoun	A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
bewailverb	To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
coronachnoun	(historical, Scotland, Ireland) A dirge or lamentation.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lament"

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Word	Definition
coronachnoun	(historical, Scotland, Ireland) A dirge or lamentation.
deploreverb	(transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
threnodynoun	A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
elegynoun	A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
lamentationnoun	The act of lamenting.
dirgenoun	A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
bemoanverb	(transitive) To moan or complain about (something).
plaintnoun	A complaint.
bewailverb	To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
wailnoun	(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
regretnoun	To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
keenverb	(chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
requiemnoun	A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
mourningnoun	Feeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death.
mournverb	(ambitransitive) To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
complaintnoun	The act of complaining.
complainverb	(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
weepverb	To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
moannoun	A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
pitynoun	(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.