Definition
Meaning of 'lament'
Meaning of 'lament' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Lament 
[ v.]
- Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries;
lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping. [ v.]- An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like.
2. Lament [ v. i.]
- To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn. [ v. i.]3. Lament [ v. t.]
- To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'lament' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. lament [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a cry of sorrow and grief
- a cry of sorrow and grief
Example in sentence:
- their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
2. lament [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- regret strongly
- regret strongly
Example in sentence:
- I deplore this hostile action;
- we lamented the loss of benefits
Meaning (3):
- express grief verbally
- express grief verbally
Example in sentence:
- we lamented the death of the child
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