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LAMENT definition: 1. to express sadness and feeling sorry about something: 2. a song, poem, or other piece of…. Learn more.
The meaning of LAMENT is to mourn aloud : wail. How to use lament in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lament.
Synonyms for LAMENT: mourn, regret, bewail, bemoan, deplore, grieve (for), wail (for), weep; Antonyms of LAMENT: joy, glory (in), delight, rejoice (in), laugh, beam, exult (in), cheer.
Lament definition: to feel or express sorrow or regret for. See examples of LAMENT used in a sentence.
A lament is full of regret and grief. If you lament something, then you feel sorry about it. You could lament a mistake you made, or you could lament a horrible thing that happened to a friend.
LAMENT meaning: 1. to express sadness and feeling sorry about something: 2. a song, poem, or other piece of…. Learn more.
Lament Definition. To feel or express deep sorrow for; mourn or grieve for. To regret deeply. To feel deep sorrow or express it as by weeping or wailing; mourn; grieve. To grieve audibly; wail.
Someone's lament is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something.
Definition of lament verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An act of lamenting, a passionate or demonstrative expression of grief. Also poetic the action of lamenting, lamentation. c1592. Why stand you thus, unmoved with my laments? C. Marlowe, Jew of Malta i. ii. a1616. To adde to your laments ..I must informe you of a dismall fight, Betwixt the stout Lord Talbot, and the French.
