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LAMENT

Definition:

[noun] a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
Synonyms: ation, plaint, wail
[noun] a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Synonyms: dirge, coronach, requiem, threnody
[noun] a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Synonyms: elegy
[verb] express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"
Synonyms: keen
[verb] regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
Synonyms: deplore, bewail, bemoan