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   lament

   /ləˈmɛnt/

   noun

   • 1. a passionate expression of grief or sorrow: "his mother's night-long laments for his father" Similar wailwailinglamentationmoanmoaninggroanweepingcryingsobsobbingkeeninghowlcomplaintrare:jeremiadululation
   • ▪ a song, piece of music, or poem expressing grief or sorrow: "the piper played a lament" Similar dirgerequiemelegyfuneral song/chantburial hymndead marchkeenplaintknellcoronachrare:threnodymonodyepicedium
   • 2. a complaint: "there were constant laments about the conditions of employment"

   verb

   • 1. express passionate grief about: "he was lamenting the death of his infant daughter" Similar mourngrieve (for/over)weep forshed tears forsorrowwailmoangroanweepcrysobkeenplainhowlpine forbeat one's breastrare:ululateOpposite celebraterejoice
   • 2. express regret or disappointment about something: "she lamented the lack of shops in the town" Similar bemoanbewailcomplain aboutdeploreregretrueprotest againstspeak out againstobject toopposedisagree withfulminate againstinveigh againstrail atmake a fuss aboutdenounce

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from French lamenter or Latin lamentari, from lamenta (plural) ‘weeping, wailing’.

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   • 1. lamenter noun

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   What is the adjective for Lament?

   • The adjective LAMENTING has 1 sense: 1. vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression Meaning: Vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression Synonyms: lamenting; wailful; wailing Context example: tangle her desires with wailful sonnets Similar:

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   How does the verb lament differ from other similar words?

   • Some common synonyms of lament are bemoan, bewail, and deplore. While all these words mean "to express grief or sorrow for something," lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow.

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   Where does the word lament come from?

   • lament (v.) mid-15c., back-formation from lamentation or else from Old French lamenter "to moan, bewail" (14c.) and directly from Latin lamentari "to wail, moan, weep, lament," from lamentum "a wailing, moaning, weeping." Related: Lamented; lamenting. also from mid-15c. lament (n.)

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   What is the difference between deplore and lament?

   • The words deplore and lament are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value. “Lament.”

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