to lament
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5.0
- verb
- /ləˈmɛnt/
- Formal
:
lamentar
- After hearing the news of the decision, she lamented the lost opportunities with a heavy heart.
- lament the fact
- lament the loss
- lament the passing
So what party is it where you sit home and lament your career and cry?
- So what party is it where you sit home and lament your career and cry?
- So these things, we must not lament too much about them.
- And in the movie, Solieri laments to God.
- Do you think a lot of the strength that you're feeling is because you lament an America that no longer exists?
- On my Twitter feed, I say I lament the fact that the America as founded is, is imploding.
- Go back to the days of Enoch Powell, when he lamented the fact that you could have rivers of blood if things go like this.
- Our closest friends and our allies lament the fact that we are very far from that vision now.
- And at the end of the battle when it's all over, he laments that he has not been allowed to join his king.
- On the one hand, I lament sometimes the loss of the cases of old.
Examples
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My mother, for one, lamented that the city was always tearing itself apart.
Academic text (2008) -
The more observant members of the Copenhagen congregation sometimes lament the current laxity of kosher practice.
Academic text (1999) -
So what party is it where you sit home and lament your career and cry?
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On the one hand, I lament sometimes the loss of the cases of old.
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Those who knew him longest would lament that he never wanted this life at all.
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Our closest friends and our allies lament the fact that we are very far from that vision now.
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Do you think a lot of the strength that you're feeling is because you lament an America that no longer exists?
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The leaders of both factions lamented the split in the choral movement.
Academic text (1999) -
During their honeymoon, Kate laments her loneliness and attempts to reconcile with Ted.
Academic text (2013) -
The parents lamented the passing of their beloved pet, tears streaming down their faces.
Synonyms
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1.1
To cry and let tears fall because you feel sad or have strong feelings
191
3.0
Feel or show deep sadness after someone dies
139
3.8
To feel very sad because of a loss
137
2.0
Feel sorry and say so when giving bad news or refusing something
84
3.2
To make a long loud cry because you are hurt or very sad
21
7.1
To say you are sad about something and complain about it
18
7.1
To show strong disapproval of something, often publicly or in a formal way
14
3.5
Cry a little, often with one tear
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9.7
To make a loud, sad cry for someone who has died
2
9.6
To show deep sadness and regret about something
1
7.5
To feel sad and complain to others
Antonyms
How Sorrowful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lament as a verb comes from the Latin lamentari, which means 'to wail' or cry out in grief, and you can see the same idea in lamentation. So to lament is to express sorrow or regret, often by speaking or crying out.