lament Definition
la·ment (lə ment′)
intransitive verb
to feel deep sorrow or express it as by weeping or wailing; mourn; grieve
Etymology: Fr lamenter < L lamentari < lamentum, a mourning, wailing < IE echoic base *lā- > Arm lam, I weep
transitive verb
- to feel or express deep sorrow for; mourn or grieve for
- to regret deeply
noun
- an outward expression of sorrow; lamentation; wail
- a literary or musical composition, as an elegy or dirge, mourning some death or calamity
lament Synonyms
lament
v.
lament Usage Examples
Object
- passing: No one will lament the passing of the ' 42-day rule ' .
- demise: Several people lamented the demise ( or at least, failure to thrive ) of Reference Web Poster.
- lack: The Kuwaiti speaker lamented the lack of unity in the Ummah.
- absence: Some will lament the absence of story, about his life and times or the intellectual context.
- fact: He then laments the fact that he earns too little to pay his bills.
- decline: Click here for full story... Lord Puttnam laments decline of Film Four.
Converse of object
- sing: Karen Matheson appears singing a Gaelic lament in one of the emotional highlights of the film.
- hear: You always hear aspiring authors lament about finding the time to write.
- play: The toast was followed by a lament played by Piper Rob Bell.
Adjective modifier
- bitter: How long will your bitter lament grieve your lord who weeps?
- sad: We saw the Pets graveyard with its sad lament to " little boxer " .
Modifying Another Word
- bitterly: Then: I straight to -- jail was sent, my trial to await, And then did bitterly lament my poor unhappy fate.
- deeply: His amiable disposition acquired him a large circle of friends, who deeply lament his death.
- universally: He died in 1665, and was universally lamented by the Citizens.
- late: Signed to Creation Alan McGee's late lamented Creation Records.
- greatly: A pretty much definitive portrait of a late and greatly lamented genius, this set complements perfectly the new Live Performance CD.
- once: Her own mother Shyamasundari Devi once lamented: " My Sarada has been married to an ascetic.
Noun used with modifier
I: It's at times like this I lament the loss of people like Robin Cook.
Preposition: for
death: A Lament for the death of Linus was commissioned by Psappha, with funds provided by North West Arts Board.
Preposition: by
circle: He was beloved and respected by all who knew him, and his death is lamented by a large circle of friends.
Browse dictionary entries near lament
- ‹ lamellose
- ‹ lamellirostral
- ‹ lamelliform
- ‹ lamellicorn
- ‹ lamellibranch
- ‹ lamelli-
- ‹ lamellate
- ‹ lamella
- ‹ lamed
- ‹ lamebrain
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