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la·ment L0029200 (lə-mĕnt′)v. la·ment·ed, la·ment·ing, la·ments v.tr.1. To express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death.2. To regret deeply; deplore: He lamented his thoughtless acts.v.intr.1. To grieve audibly; wail.2. To express sorrow or regret. See Synonyms at grieve.n.1. A feeling or expression of grief; a lamentation.2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning. [Middle English lementen, from Old French lamenter, from Latin lāmentārī, from lāmentum, lament.] la·ment′er n.lament (ləˈmɛnt) vbto feel or express sorrow, remorse, or regret (for or over)n1. an expression of sorrow2. (Music, other) a poem or song in which a death is lamented3. (Poetry) a poem or song in which a death is lamented[C16: from Latin lāmentum] laˈmenter n laˈmentingly advla•ment (ləˈmɛnt) v.t. 1. to express often vocal mourning or grief for or over: lamented the death of their leader. 2. to be very sorry for; regret. v.i. 3. to mourn deeply and often vocally. n. 4. an often vocal expression of grief or mourning. 5. elegy; dirge. [1520–30; < Latin lāmentum plaint; (v.) < Latin lāmentārī] la•ment′ing•ly, adv. bemoan, lament - Bemoaning is motivated when pity or grief is over an event that is joined to a consequence, whereas lamenting is motivated when the grief is over the event itself.See also related terms for pity.lament Past participle: lamented Gerund: lamenting
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I lament | you lament | he/she/it laments | we lament | you lament | they lament |
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I lamented | you lamented | he/she/it lamented | we lamented | you lamented | they lamented |
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I am lamenting | you are lamenting | he/she/it is lamenting | we are lamenting | you are lamenting | they are lamenting |
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I have lamented | you have lamented | he/she/it has lamented | we have lamented | you have lamented | they have lamented |
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I was lamenting | you were lamenting | he/she/it was lamenting | we were lamenting | you were lamenting | they were lamenting |
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I had lamented | you had lamented | he/she/it had lamented | we had lamented | you had lamented | they had lamented |
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I will lament | you will lament | he/she/it will lament | we will lament | you will lament | they will lament |
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I will have lamented | you will have lamented | he/she/it will have lamented | we will have lamented | you will have lamented | they will have lamented |
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I will be lamenting | you will be lamenting | he/she/it will be lamenting | we will be lamenting | you will be lamenting | they will be lamenting |
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I have been lamenting | you have been lamenting | he/she/it has been lamenting | we have been lamenting | you have been lamenting | they have been lamenting |
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I will have been lamenting | you will have been lamenting | he/she/it will have been lamenting | we will have been lamenting | you will have been lamenting | they will have been lamenting |
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I had been lamenting | you had been lamenting | he/she/it had been lamenting | we had been lamenting | you had been lamenting | they had been lamenting |
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I would lament | you would lament | he/she/it would lament | we would lament | you would lament | they would lament |
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I would have lamented | you would have lamented | he/she/it would have lamented | we would have lamented | you would have lamented | they would have lamented | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | lament - a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"lamentation, wail, plaintcomplaint - (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow | | 2. | lament - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead personcoronach, dirge, requiem, threnodykeen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailingsong, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs" | | 3. | lament - a mournful poem; a lament for the deadelegypoem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines | Verb | 1. | lament - express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"keenexpress emotion, express feelings - give verbal or other expression to one's feelings | | 2. | lament - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"bemoan, bewail, deplorekvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
lamentverb1. bemoan, grieve, mourn, weep over, complain about, regret, wail about, deplore, bewail Ken began to lament the death of his only son.noun1. complaint, moaning, moan, keening, wail, wailing, lamentation, plaint, ululation the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's2. dirge, requiem, elegy, threnody, monody, coronach (Scot. & Irish) a lament for the late, great Buddy HollylamentverbTo feel, show, or express grief:grieve, mourn, sorrow, suffer.Translationslament (ləˈment) verb to feel or express regret for. We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures. 哀悼,悲嘆 哀悼,悲痛 noun1. a poem or piece of music which laments something. This song is a lament for those killed in battle. 輓歌 挽歌2. a show of grief, regret etc. I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day. 哀嚎,悲嘆 悲恸,悲哀 ˌlamenˈtation (lӕmən-) noun (an) act of lamenting. the lamentations of the widow. 哀嚎,悲嘆 悲伤lament
lament over (someone or something)To grieve for someone or something; to be full of sorrow because of someone or something. I know you miss him, but you need to stop lamenting over Jonathan and start living your life again. People lamenting over the results of the election need to get ahold of themselves. This is not the end of the world as we know it.See also: lament, overlament over someone or something and lament (for) someone or somethingto sorrow over someone or something. There is no need to lament over Sam. There is nothing that crying will do for him now. She is still lamenting for her cat.See also: lament, overlament
lament a poem or song in which a death is lamented MedicalSeelamelament
Synonyms for lamentverb bemoanSynonyms- bemoan
- grieve
- mourn
- weep over
- complain about
- regret
- wail about
- deplore
- bewail
noun complaintSynonyms- complaint
- moaning
- moan
- keening
- wail
- wailing
- lamentation
- plaint
- ululation
noun dirgeSynonyms- dirge
- requiem
- elegy
- threnody
- monody
- coronach
Synonyms for lamentverb to feel, show, or express griefSynonymsSynonyms for lamentnoun a cry of sorrow and griefSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead personSynonyms- coronach
- dirge
- requiem
- threnody
Related Wordsnoun a mournful poemSynonymsRelated Wordsverb express grief verballySynonymsRelated Words- express emotion
- express feelings
verb regret stronglySynonymsRelated Words- kvetch
- plain
- quetch
- complain
- sound off
- kick
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