lamentation
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌlæmənˈteɪʃən/
- Literature
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lamentación
- A hundred keening widows screech their lamentations as a hundred shovels break the earth.
And Helios says to her, I urge you got to stop your loud cry of lamentation, Megan Gordon.
- And Helios says to her, I urge you got to stop your loud cry of lamentation, Megan Gordon.
Examples
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Wailing is throughout the land, mingled with lamentations.
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With adoring eyes, eyes full of lamentation and contrition, she gazed up at Rose, who couldn't help but smile back.
Fiction book (2001) -
You have noted my lamentation. Put my tears into your bottle. Are they not recorded in your book?
Fiction book (1997) -
The lamentations of the earth.
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Suddenly, as if upon a cue, the whole village burst forth in lamentation.
Fiction book (1991) -
Let their stilled hearts hear no sound of lamentation, only of rejoicing that their destiny has been fulfilled.
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Upon hearing of the crime, Isis uttered lamentations that were heard throughout the land.
Academic text (1996) -
It is a tremendously grave and dignified lamentation of a hero with noble gestures, but nothing excessive.
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The loud lamentations of the crowd filled the air during the memorial service.
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She could hear the lamentations of the mourners as they gathered at the grave.
Synonyms
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1.0
A time when someone has tears because they feel sad or upset
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1.0
Short gasping sounds someone makes while crying loudly
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3.2
A long loud cry that shows pain or deep sadness
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1.0
Tears and sounds you make when you feel sad or hurt
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6.1
A sad song, poem, or cry that shows grief
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3.9
A period after someone dies when people show deep sadness
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8.1
A poem or song that shows sorrow for someone who has died
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3.5
Loud long cries made when someone feels deep pain or sadness
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3.5
Loud, noisy crying when someone is very upset
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9.9
A long sad speech that complains about many problems
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9.9
A sad cry or song that shows sadness
A deep feeling of sadness after a loss
Antonyms
How Sorrowful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lamentation comes from the simple verb lament, which means 'to moan' or 'to cry out', and the ending -ation turns it into the act or thing of doing that. So, a lamentation is a loud, deep expression of sorrow, like crying or wailing at a funeral.