lament
Etymology

From French lamenter, from Latin lāmentor, from lāmenta; with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative.

Pronunciation
  • (British, America) IPA: /ləˈmɛnt/
Noun

lament (plural laments)

  1. An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
  2. A song expressing grief.
Translations Translations Verb

lament (laments, present participle lamenting; simple past and past participle lamented)

  1. (intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, John 16:20 ↗:
      Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice.
  2. (transitive) To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail.
    • 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Tenth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC ↗:
      One laugh'd at follies, one lamented crimes.
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