to lament

Definition of to lament in English English dictionary: bemoan; deplore; wayment
For what bootes it to weepe and to wayment, / When ill is chaunst, but doth the ill increase ?.; To bewail; A song expressing grief; An expression of grief, suffering, or sadness; To express grief; {v} to grieve, weep, mourn, bewail, regret; {n} an expression of sorrow; A mournful piece, either meant to be played at a funeral, or to commemorate a death; Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping; If you lament something, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it. Ken began to lament the death of his only son He laments that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police `Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas,' he lamented; express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child; A slow, mournful instrumental tune; To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail; a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"; Any poem expressing mournful regret or profound grief over the loss of some person or former state, or for some other misfortune; Someone's lament is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something. She spoke of the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's; A lament is a poem, song, or piece of music which expresses sorrow that someone has died. a song, piece of music, or something that you say, that expresses a feeling of sadness; a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person; express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"; An expression of grief; Generally, a sorrowful piece of music for sad occasions More specifically, a type of music for bagpipes played at Scottish clan funerals; a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child; To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn; An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like; a mournful poem; a lament for the dead; {f} mourn aloud, wail, express sorrow, grieve for; bewail, bemoan, regret; {i} wailing, mourning, bewailing; mournful song, cry of grief; complaint; regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

to lament

Hyphenation

to la·ment

Turkish pronunciation

tı lıment

Pronunciation

/tə ləˈment/ /tə ləˈmɛnt/

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