lament

²lament

noun

Definition of LAMENT

1

: a crying out in grief : wailing

2

: dirge, elegy

3

: complaint

Examples of LAMENT

1. The poem is a lament for a lost love.
2. <the national lament that was heard when President Kennedy was assassinated>

First Known Use of LAMENT

1591

Related to LAMENT

Synonyms: groan, howl, keen, lamentation, moan, plaint, wail

Antonyms: exultation, rejoicing

Related Words: cry, sob, tears; agonizing, grieving, mourning, sorrowing, suffering, weeping; hand-wringing, regret; complaint, cri de coeur, outcry, protest; anguish, dolor, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sorrow, woe

Near Antonyms: cheering, laughing, smiling

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