Lament

Quick meaning: Lament is a noun meaning An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

Meaning

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

More Meanings

1. A song expressing grief.
2. (intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
3. (transitive) To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail.

Example Sentences

One laugh'd at follies, one lamented crimes.

Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice.

By the end, Sunderland were lucky to lose by the same scoreline Northampton Town suffered against Southampton, in 1921. The Sunderland manager, Gus Poyet, lamented that it was “the most embarrassed I’ve ever been on a football pitch, without a doubt”.

Euston is so traditionally a part of the London scene that many will lament the passing of the old station when rebuilding is complete in readiness for the new electric service, which will probably be by multiple-units between Euston and Wolverhampton.

Word Forms

• laments
• lamenting
• lamented

Synonyms for lament

Depending on context, synonyms include afterthink, becry, begrieve, bemoan, bemourn, bewail.

Antonyms for lament

Common opposites include gladden.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include coronach, deplore, threnody, elegy, lamentation, dirge.

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