'Lament' definitions:

Definition of 'lament'

(from WordNet)
noun
A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [syn: lament, lamentation, plaint, wail]
noun
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody]
noun
A mournful poem; a lament for the dead [syn: elegy, lament]
verb
Express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" [syn: lament, keen]
verb
Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan]

Definition of 'Lament'

From: GCIDE
  • Lament \La*ment"\, v. i. [F. lamenter, L. lamentari, fr. lamentum a lament.] To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn. [1913 Webster]
  • Jeremiah lamented for Josiah. --2 Chron. xxxv. 25. [1913 Webster]
  • Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice. --John xvi. 20. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lament'

From: GCIDE
  • Lament \La*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lamented; p. pr. & vb. n. Lamenting.] To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail. [1913 Webster]
  • One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes. --Dryden.
  • Syn: To deplore; mourn; bewail. See Deplore. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lament'

From: GCIDE
  • Lament \La*ment"\, n. [L. lamentum. Cf. Lament, v.]
  • 1. Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping. [1913 Webster]
  • Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'lament'

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Words containing 'Lament'