lament

[ luh-ment ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.

  2. to mourn for or over.

verb (used without object)
  1. to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret.

  2. to mourn deeply.

noun
  1. an expression of grief or sorrow.

  2. a formal expression of sorrow or mourning, especially in verse or song; an elegy or dirge.

Origin of lament

1
First recorded in 1520–30; (noun) from Latin lāmentum “plaint”; (verb) from Latin lāmentārī, derivative of lāmentum

Other words for lament

Other words from lament

  • la·ment·er, noun

Words Nearby lament

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How to use lament in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for lament

lament

/ (ləˈmɛnt) /


verb
  1. to feel or express sorrow, remorse, or regret (for or over)

noun
  1. an expression of sorrow

  2. a poem or song in which a death is lamented

Origin of lament

1
C16: from Latin lāmentum

Derived forms of lament

  • lamenter, noun
  • lamentingly, adverb

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