Lament Definition | What is Lament? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[n] a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
[n] a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
[n] a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
[v] regret strongly
[v] express grief verbally
Synonyms
bemoan, bewail, coronach, deplore, dirge, elegy, keen, lamentation, plaint, regret, requiem, threnody, wail
See Also...
complain, complaint, express emotion, express feelings, grieve, keen, kick, kvetch, plain, poem, quetch, song, sorrow, sound off, verse form
Related Terms
bawl, bemoan, bewail, coronach, cry, deplore, dirge, discomfort, dismay, distress, dolorous tirade, elegize, elegy, epicedium, give sorrow words, grieve, grieve for, grieve over, groan, howl, jeremiad, keen, knell, lamentation, moan, moaning, monody, mour
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