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
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
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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OBLIQUE
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