lamentation
[lam-uh n-tey-shuh n]
noun
Origin of lamentation
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Related Words for lamentation
gripe, sigh, sob, whine, wail, grief, cry, explosion, roar, cacophony, commotion, crash, buzz, turbulence, clamor, blast, heartache, annoyance, apology, sorrowExamples from the Web for lamentation
Contemporary Examples of lamentation
Historical Examples of lamentation
Not contentment, but a lamentation and an ancient tale of wrong!
'Tis Sixty Years SinceCharles Francis Adams
The torment was far too racking for such futile fashion of lamentation.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Did she not break into lamentation and woe that a brother should so demean himself?
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
There shall be a sound of lamentation; lo, then we shall rest.
The Babylonian Legends of the CreationBritish Museum
Her voice had dropped from anger to lamentation, and her tears again overflowed.
The Greater InclinationEdith Wharton
lamentation
noun
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