lament (redirected from laments)

la·ment  (l-mnt)

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.

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[Middle English lementen, from Old French lamenter, from Latin lmentr, from lmentum, lament.]

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la·menter n.

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lament

Verb

to feel or express sorrow or regret (for or over)

Noun

1. an expression of sorrow

2. a poem or song in which a death is lamented [Latin lamentum]

lamentation n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lament - a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" lamentation, wail, plaint complaint - (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
	2.	lament - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody keen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailing song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
	3.	lament - a mournful poem; a lament for the dead elegy poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Verb	1.	lament - express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" keen express emotion, express feelings - give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
	2.	lament - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" bemoan, bewail, deplore kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

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lament

verb 1. bemoan, grieve, mourn, weep over, complain about, regret, wail about, deplore, bewail

noun 2. complaint, moaning, moan, keening, wail, wailing, lamentation, plaint, ululation

noun 3. dirge, requiem, elegy, threnody, monody, coronach Scot., Irish

Translations

lament [ləˈmɛnt] n → lamento

vt → lamentarse de

lament [ləˈmɛnt] n → lamentation f

vt → pleurer, se lamenter sur

lament [ləˈmɛnt] n → Klage f

vt → beklagen

lament [ləˈmɛnt] n → lamento

vt → lamentare, piangere

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lament

v lament [ləˈment]

to feel or express regret for We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures. weeklaag يَنوحُ ، يَبْكي على оплаквам oplakávat; naříkat beklage klagen θρηνώ lamentar kurtma تاسف خوردن surra (se) lamenter sur לְקוֹנֵן शोक या खेद प्रकट करना tužiti se nagyon sajnál meratapi harma, syrgja lamentare, piangere 嘆く 슬퍼하다, 애도하다 apraudoti, sielvartauti vaimanāt; žēloties; apraudāt rasa kesal yang mendalam (be)treuren, weeklagen sørge over, beklage opłakiwać lamentar a (se) plânge; a se la­menta оплакивать bedákať obžalovati oplakivati beklaga, sörja över โศกเศร้า ağlayıp inlemek, dövünmek 悲痛 стогнати; оплакувати شدید اظہار غم کرنا thương xót 悲痛

n

1 a poem or piece of music which laments something This song is a lament for those killed in battle. treursang مَرْثِيَّه елегия žalozpěv klagesang die Klage θρηνητικό τραγούδι ή ποίημα endecha kaebelaul, itk نوحه؛ سوگ valitusvirsi lamentation קִינָה मर्सिया tužbalica, tužaljka sirám ratapan harmljóð lamento 哀歌 애도 rauda elēģija, sēru dziesma lagu atau puisi sedih klaagzang sørge-/klagesang elegia, tren lamentação elegie; lamentaţie элегия; жалобная песнь žalospev žalostinka naricaljka klagosång เพลงไว้อาลัย ağıt, matem kasidesi/şiiri 輓歌 елегія; тужлива пісня مرثیہ bài ca ai oán 挽歌

2 a show of grief, regret etc I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day. jammerklag عَويل، نَحيب жалба nářek klage die Klage μοιρολόι lamento halin گریه و زاری valitusvirsi lamentation בְּכִי शोक tužaljka panasz ratapan harmatölur/-kvein lamento 嘆き 애도의 시가(詩歌) dejonė, skundas vaimanas; žēlabas keluhan weeklacht klaging, jammer lament lamento tânguire, văicăreală рыдания; жалобы nárek tožba jadikovanje beklagan, klagolåt ความเศร้า şikâyet, sızlanma 悲哀 стогін; лемент نوحہ گری lời rên rỉ 悲哀

n ˌlamenˈtation [lӕmən-]

(an) act of lamenting the lamentations of the widow. weeklag عَويل، نَحيب، نُواح ридание naříkání klagesang; jeremiade die Klage θρήνος lamentación kaeblemine سوگواری vaikerointi lamentation הֶספֵּד शोक tužaljka siránkozás ratapan harmatölur, sorgarkvein lamento 嘆き 비탄, 애도 raudojimas, sielvartavimas vaimanas; žēlošanās ratapan het weeklagen sorg, sørging, jammer opłakiwanie, rozpaczanie lamento tân­guire жалобы; сетования nariekanie tarnanje naricanje beklagan, jämmer แสดงความเศร้า ağlama, feryat, figan; ağıt 悲傷 тужна скарга, плач سوگواری sự than khóc 悲伤