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Lament Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lament? [n] a mournful poem; a lament for the dead [n] a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [n] a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [v] regret strongly [v] express grief verbally Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lament: bemoan \| bewail \| coronach \| deplore \| dirge \| elegy \| keen \| lamentation \| plaint \| regret \| requiem \| threnody \| wail Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lament: bawl \| bemoan \| bewail \| coronach \| cry \| deplore \| dirge \| discomfort \| dismay \| distress \| dolorous tirade \| elegize \| elegy \| epicedium \| give sorrow words \| grieve \| grieve for \| grieve over \| groan \| howl \| jeremiad \| keen \| knell \| lamentation \| moan \| moaning \| monody \| mourn \| mourning \| murmur \| mutter \| outcry \| pain \| plaint \| planctus \| repine \| scream \| sigh \| sing the blues \| sob \| sorrow \| threnody \| tirade \| ululation \| wail \| wail of woe \| weep \| weep over \| whimper \| whine \| yawp \| yowl See Also \| complain \| complaint \| express emotion \| express feelings \| grieve \| keen \| kick \| kvetch \| plain \| poem \| quetch \| song \| sorrow \| sound off \| verse form Lament In Webster's Dictionary \Lament"\, v. i. [F. lamenter, L. lamentari, fr. lamentum a lament.] 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. \Lament"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lamented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lamenting}.] 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. [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.

Lament Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lament?

[n] a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
[n] a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
[n] a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
[v] regret strongly
[v] express grief verbally

Lament In Webster's Dictionary

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

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