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lament - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'lament' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lament [ v.]
- Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping.
- An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like.
2 . Lament [ v. i.]
- To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.
3 . Lament [ v. t.]
- To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail.

Meaning of 'lament' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lament [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a cry of sorrow and grief
Example in sentence:
  • their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
2 . lament [ v]
Meaning (2):
- regret strongly
Example in sentence:
  • I deplore this hostile action;
  • we lamented the loss of benefits
Meaning (3):
- express grief verbally
Example in sentence:
  • we lamented the death of the child