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as in mourns
to feel or express sorrow for
she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words
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as in lamentations
a crying out in grief
the national lament that was heard when the beloved singer perished in the crash
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as in dirges
a composition expressing one's grief over a loss
a poem that is her lament for her late grandmother
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“Laments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laments. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.
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