Defenition of the word lament
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Defenition of the word lament
- To express grief.
- A vocal or audible expression of grief or sorrow.
- To express deep sorrow for.
- A cry of sorrow and grief.
- regret strongly
- a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
- express grief verbally
- a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
- regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
- express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
- a cry of sorrow and grief
Synonyms for the word lament
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- bemoan
- bewail
- coronach
- cry
- cry for
- crying
- deplore
- dirge
- elegy
- express grief
- expression of grief
- grieve
- grieve for
- grieve over
- howling
- keen
- lamentation
- mourn
- plaint
- regret
- requiem
- threnody
- wail
- weep for
- weeping
Similar words in the lament
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- lament
- lamentable
- lamentably
- lamentation
- lamentation's
- lamentations
- lamented
- lamenting
- laments
Hyponyms for the word lament
Hypernyms for the word lament
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- complain
- complaint
- express emotion
- express feelings
- kick
- kvetch
- plain
- poem
- quetch
- song
- sound off
- verse form
- vocal
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