LAMENT

elegy, lament

(noun) a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody

(noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

lament, lamentation, plaint, wail

(noun) a cry of sorrow and grief; “their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward”

deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan

(verb) regret strongly; “I deplore this hostile action”; “we lamented the loss of benefits”

lament, keen

(verb) express grief verbally; “we lamented the death of the child”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

lament (plural laments)

An expression of grief, suffering, or sadness.

A song expressing grief.

Verb

lament (third-person singular simple present laments, present participle lamenting, simple past and past participle lamented)

(intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.

(transitive) To feel great sorrow or regret; to bewail.

Synonyms

• bewail

Anagrams

• Mantle, manlet, mantel, mantle, mental

Source: Wiktionary

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La*ment", v. i. Etym: [F. lamenter, L. lamentari, fr. lamentum a lament.]

Definition: To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn. Jeremiah lamented for Josiah. 2 Chron. xxxv. 25. Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice. John xvi. 20.

La*ment", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lamented; p. pr. & vb. n. Lamenting.]

Definition: To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail. One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes. Dryden.

Syn.

– To deplore; mourn; bewail. See Deplore.

La*ment", n. Etym: [L. lamentum. Cf. Lament, v.]

1. Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping. Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage. Milton.

2. An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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