lamented

American  

[luh-men-tid] / ləˈmɛn tɪd /

adjective

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

   Our late lamented friend.

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lamented British  

/ ləˈmɛntɪd /

adjective

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

   our late lamented employer

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Other Word Forms

• lamentedly adverb
• quasi-lamented adjective
• unlamented adjective

Etymology

Origin of lamented

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

Example Sentences

Toward the end of his presentation, Ritchie lamented the police department’s struggle to reopen cold cases such as McAdams’.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

But in Kolding "there are a lot of empty stores," lamented Per Hansen, a 54-year-old florist.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

City boss Pep Guardiola has often lamented the schedule, previously calling it a "disaster" for players, and cancelled training before his side's second leg against Real in favour of a rest day.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“There was no replacement for Enzo,” lamented David Ben-Gurion, the Zionist leader who would later serve as Israel’s first prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“I always knew that mine would kill us all, one way or another,” Mr. Matenopoulos lamented.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Related Words

• bemoan
• deplore
• regret