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lamentation Definition

lam·en·ta·tion (lam′ən tās̸hən)

noun

the act of lamenting; outward expression of grief; esp., a weeping or wailing

lamentation Synonyms

lamentation

n.

  1. Mourning

    weeping, complaining, sobbing; see mourning 1.

  2. A cry

    lament, wail, sob; see cry 3, tears.

lamentation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • woman: Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!

Converse of object

  • hear: At times we hear the lamentations of the Greek people, at other times the hero himself addresses them.
  • make: The Doctor called, and shouted, and fired signals, and Duk made piteous lamentations; but there was no response.
  • raise: The bandits of international capital, the Polish junkers and capitalists, are now raising a great lamentation that Poland is in great danger.
  • sing: O children, I shall sing a lamentation of a winged swan which crossed the great waters.
  • see: See also Lamentation of William Palmer: Ryle, in Madden Reel 78, Number 510.

Adjective modifier

  • bitter: The temple which he has made a sacrilege utters bitter lamentations; he has made its eyes blurred with tears.
  • great: In that night a great lamentation was heard in the castle - its lord had died of the wound which Owain had given him.
  • loud: She first complained in murmurs, then wept, and at last burst into loud lamentations, earnestly beseeching the operator to stop.
  • much: It opened in 1927 and was built to bypass the terrible traffic congestion, and it was actually closed in 2003 amidst much lamentation.
  • heartfelt: They were interred with great pomp and ceremony, and amid the universal and heartfelt lamentations of the Scottish nation.
  • such: There are no remiss or sleepy praises in heaven, nor such lamentations in hell.

Modifies a noun

  • priest: To the lamentation priest the field lies adjacent to the house.
lamentation Quotes

Avoice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

—Bible (Old Testament)

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