| VERB | emotion | lament, keen | express grief verbally |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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