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KK Pronunciation

〔 lәˋmєnt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 lәˊment 〕


Overview of noun lament

The noun lament has 3 senses


  • lament, lamentation, plaint, wail -- (a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward")

  • dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody -- (a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person)

  • elegy, lament -- (a mournful poem; a lament for the dead)


Overview of verb lament

The verb lament has 2 senses


  • lament, keen -- (express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child")

  • deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan -- (regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits")