lamentation

[lam-uhn-tey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of lamenting or expressing grief.

2. a lament.

3. (used with a singular verb),  Lamentations, a book of the Bible, traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah. Lam.

lamentation

/ ˌlæmɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. a lament; expression of sorrow

2. the act of lamenting

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamentation¹

First recorded in 1325–75; from Middle French lamentacion and Latin lāmentātiōn- (stem of lāmentātiō ), equivalent to lāmentāt(us) (past participle of lāmentārī ) + -iōn- verbal noun suffix; lament, -ion;

Example Sentences

“Craftland” may be read as a mild and easily digested tour of a vanished civilization, a sort of upbeat lamentation, and surely that response would be justified.

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But he offered no lamentations and later he said he wasn’t disappointed: “Not a bit.”

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But his lamentation turned to admiration in the coming days, as he began to post about the loss to his 55,000 followers on Instagram.

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Its common name is weeping fig, and in these flayed skins the lamentation resonates.

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In a sign of the strength of the “Barbie” soundtrack, the winner’s stiffest Oscars competition may have been another song from the film, “I’m Just Ken,” Ryan Gosling’s doleful lamentation.

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