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la·ment
 lament
- pronunciation:
- l
ment
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
lamented, lamenting, laments |
| definition: |
to mourn for or regret.
She lamented the loss of her youth.- synonyms:
- bemoan, bewail, deplore, mourn, regret, rue, wail
- antonyms:
- celebrate
- similar words:
- moan, repent, weep
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| related words: |
wail |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to feel or express regret or sorrow; grieve or complain.
- synonyms:
- bemoan, bewail, complain, grieve, mourn, sorrow, wail
- antonyms:
- exult, glory, rejoice
- similar words:
- keen, moan, pine, rue
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| related words: |
ache, complain, groan, mourn, murmur, pity, repent |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an expression of sorrow or regret; mourning or complaint.
- synonyms:
- lamentation, mourning, sorrow
- similar words:
- complaint, howl, jeremiad, keen, plaint, wail
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| definition 2: |
a formal expression of mourning in poetry or song; elegy or dirge.
- synonyms:
- dirge, elegy, monody, threnody
- similar words:
- requiem
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| related words: |
groan, moan, murmur, whine, yowl |
| derivations: |
lamentingly (adv.), lamenter (n.) |
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