lamented

[luh-men-tid]

adjective

1. mourned for, as a person who is dead.

   Our late lamented friend.

lamented

/ ləˈmɛntɪd /

adjective

1. grieved for or regretted (often in the phrase late lamented )

   our late lamented employer

Other Word Forms

• lamentedly adverb
• quasi-lamented adjective
• unlamented adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamented¹

First recorded in 1605–15; lament + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“I hit Crawford, but I didn’t land any clean blows with all my strength,” lamented Álvarez.

From Los Angeles Times

Lewis lives close by but lamented that sidewalks along residential streets closer to his home are too exposed to the sun.

From Los Angeles Times

He’d lamented the “increasing willingness to simplify even the most complex narratives into sensational tidbits” like “280-character tweets,” which “perpetuates misinformation.”

From Salon

A statement from the Haitian Heritage Association called for a "united front" in stemming the scourge - and lamented "hateful narratives" levelled at Haitian people by some members of the Turks and Caicos public.

From BBC

He lamented that he wouldn’t have time to visit Walt Disney World and Universal’s new Epic Universe.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bemoan 
• deplore 
• regret