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la⋅ment

  [luh-ment]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
2. to mourn for or over.
–verb (used without object)
3. to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret.
4. to mourn deeply.
–noun
5. an expression of grief or sorrow.
6. a formal expression of sorrow or mourning, esp. in verse or song; an elegy or dirge.
Origin:
1520–30; (n.) < L lāmentum plaint; (v.) < L lāmentārī, deriv. of lāmentum

Related forms:
la⋅ment⋅er, noun
la⋅ment⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 2. bewail, bemoan, deplore. 3, 4. grieve, weep. 5. lamentation, moan. 6. monody, threnody.
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la·ment   (lə-měnt')   
v.   la·ment·ed, la·ment·ing, la·ments

v.   tr.

  1. To express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death.

  2. To regret deeply; deplore: He lamented his thoughtless acts.

v.   intr.

  1. To grieve audibly; wail.

  2. To express sorrow or regret. See Synonyms at grieve.

n.  

  1. A feeling or an expression of grief; a lamentation.

  2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.


[Middle English lementen, from Old French lamenter, from Latin lāmentārī, from lāmentum, lament.]
la·ment'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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