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lament::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | keen |
| Type of | express feelings, express emotion |
| Derivation | lamenter, lamentation |
we lamented the death of the child.
lament::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | elegy |
| Type of | poem, verse form |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lamentation, plaint, wail |
| Type of | complaint |
their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward.
Examples of lament
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Occasionally, the fast-paced music will stop, and one person will sing a lament.
From the kansas.com
My friends in the US lament the fact they don't have equivalent funding streams.
From the newscientist.com
He was supposed to have written the lament for O'Dornin, also a poet from Louth?
From the bbc.co.uk
We rightly lament the horrible consequences of industrial exposure to radiation.
From the guardian.co.uk
You can lament being born at the wrong time, but you can't do anything about it.
From the theatlantic.com
Some of Dozier's aunts and neighbors lament the lack of men in leadership roles.
From the boston.com
Down the years it has been possible to lament the death of English spin bowling.
From the independent.co.uk
Mr Tsvangirai was among the first publicly to lament the Zambian leader's death.
From the economist.com
Opposition politicians scoff at those sort of jobs and lament population shifts.
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- A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
- Express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
- Deplore: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
- Dirge: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- Elegy: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
- (lamented) mourned or grieved for; "the imprint of our wise and lamented friend"- A.E.Stevenson
- (lamenting) vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
- A lament or lamentation is a song, poem, or piece of music expressing grief, regret, or mourning.
- Lament is a compilation album by Japanese music production unit I've Sound and volume four in their Girls Compilation album series. It was released in a limited edition box set with the Out Flow album and the I've P.V Collection Vol.3: See You DVD on September 5, 2003. ...
