VERB | emotion | lament, keen | express grief verbally |
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communication | lament, deplore, bewail, bemoan | regret strongly | |
NOUN | communication | lament, lamentation, plaint, wail | a cry of sorrow and grief |
communication | lament, dirge, coronach, requiem, threnody | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | |
communication | lament, elegy | a mournful poem |
Sounds | lahmeh'nt | |
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Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... |
Meaning | A cry of sorrow and grief. | |
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Example | "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" | |
Synonyms | lamentation, plaint, wail | |
Broader | complaint | (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow |
Spanish | gemido, lamentaciones, lamentación, lamento, llanto, lloro, queja | |
Catalan | gemec, lament, plor | |
Verbs | lament | express grief verbally |
Meaning | A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. | |
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Synonyms | dirge, coronach, requiem, threnody | |
Narrower | keen | A funeral lament sung with loud wailing |
Broader | song, vocal | A short musical composition with words |
Spanish | canto fúnebre, elegía, endecha, gorigori, réquiem, treno | |
Catalan | absolta, cant fúnebre, complanta, gori-gori, lament, plany, rèquiem | |
Verbs | lament | express grief verbally |
Meaning | A mournful poem; a lament for the dead. | |
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Synonym | elegy | |
Broader | poem, verse form | A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines |
Spanish | elegía, lamento | |
Catalan | elegia | |
Verbs | lament | express grief verbally |
Meaning | Express grief verbally. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "we lamented the death of the child" | |
Synonym | keen | |
Entails | grieve, sorrow | Feel grief |
Broader | express emotion, express feelings | Give verbal / verbal / verbal or other expression to one's feelings |
Spanish | deplorar, lamentarse, lamentar, quejarse | |
Catalan | deplorar, lamentar-se, lamentar, queixar-se | |
Nouns | lament | a mournful poem |
lament | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | |
lament, lamentation | a cry of sorrow and grief | |
lamentation | the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief | |
lamenter | a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) |
Meaning | regret strongly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They lament that there was a traffic accident | |
Example | "we lamented the loss of benefits" | |
Synonyms | deplore, bewail, bemoan | |
Broader | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
Spanish | deplorar, lamentar, quejarse, sentir | |
Catalan | deplorar, lamentar, queixar-se, sentir | |
Adjectives | lamentable | bad |
Nouns | lamenter | a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) |
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