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- Dictionarylament/ləˈmɛnt/
noun
- 1. a passionate expression of grief or sorrow: "his mother's night-long laments for his father" Similar
- 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 Opposite
- 2. express regret or disappointment about something: "she lamented the lack of shops in the town" Similar
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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.
A lament or lamentation is a passionate expression of grief, often in music, poetry, or song form. The grief is most often born of regret, or mourning.
The meaning of LAMENT is to mourn aloud : wail. How to use lament in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lament.
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 definition: to feel or express sorrow or regret for. See examples of LAMENT used in a sentence.
Someone's lament is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something. American English : lament / ləˈmɛnt / Brazilian Portuguese : lamento
1. If you lament something, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it. [mainly formal, or written] [...] 2. Someone's lament is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something. [mainly formal, or written] [...] 3. A lament is a poem, song, or piece of music which expresses sorrow that someone has died.
Definition of lament verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
LAMENT definition: to say that you are disappointed about a situation: . 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.
