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lament

Nouns

• (n) a cry of sorrow and grief
  • their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
  lamentation, wail, plaint,
• (n) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody,
• (n) a mournful poem; a lament for the dead elegy,

Verbs

• (v) express grief verbally
  • we lamented the death of the child
  keen,
• (v) regret strongly
  • I deplore this hostile action
  • we lamented the loss of benefits
  bemoan, bewail, deplore,

Synonyms

keen lamentation wail plaint coronach dirge requiem threnody bemoan bewail deplore elegy

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