lament

lament
v
1. mourn, mourn for, sorrow, grieve, grieve for, feel for, be or feel sorry for, weep for, pity; condole, commiserate, compassionate, sympathize; deplore, bewail, bemoan, moan, groan, Inf. sing or cry the blues; regret, repine, rue, rue the day, Archaic. pine; fret, reproach oneself, Sl. kick oneself, cry over spilt milk.
2. weep, cry, sob, Scot, and North Eng. greet; keen, ululate, wail, howl; beat one's breast, flagellate oneself, tear one's hair, gnash one's teeth; go into mourning, wear or put on mourning.
n
3. lamentation, complaint, Archaic. plaint; moan, groan; keen, wail, ululation, howl; cry, outcry, bawl, jeremiad; sob, whine, whimper.
4. elegy, requiem, monody, threnody; dirge, epicedi-um, (in Scotland and Ireland) coronach, (in the Scottish Highlands) pibroch, death song; death or dead march, funeral march.

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  • Lament — La*ment , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lamented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lamenting}.] To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail. [1913 Webster] One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes. Dryden. Syn: To deplore; mourn; bewail. See {Deplore}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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