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Lament synonyms
lə-mĕnt'
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sob
To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing:
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  1. To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing:
  2. To utter with sobs.
  3. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably.
wail
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  1. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
  2. To express grief or pain by long, loud cries
  3. To cry out in mourning or lamentation
regret
To feel sorry, disappointed, distressed, or remorseful about:
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  1. To feel sorry, disappointed, distressed, or remorseful about:
  2. To feel regret.
  3. To feel sorry about or mourn for (a person or thing gone, lost, etc.)
grieve
To cause to be sorrowful; distress:
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  1. To cause to be sorrowful; distress:
  2. (Archaic) To hurt or harm.
  3. To cause to feel grief; afflict with deep, acute sorrow or distress
sorrow
To feel or show sorrow; grieve
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  1. To feel or show sorrow; grieve
bawl
To utter in a loud, vehement voice.
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  1. To utter in a loud, vehement voice.
  2. To weep and wail loudly
  3. To cry or sob loudly; wail.
deplore
To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn:
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  1. To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn:
  2. To regret; bemoan.
  3. To regard as unfortunate or wretched
rue
To be sorrowful or regretful
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  1. To be sorrowful or regretful
  2. To feel remorse or repentance for (a sin, fault, etc.)
  3. To wish (an act, promise, etc.) undone or unmade; regret
repine
To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret.
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  1. To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret.
  2. (Intransitive, now literary) To regret; to complain. [from 15th century]
  3. To feel or express unhappiness or discontent; complain; fret
grieve
To cause to be sorrowful; distress:
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  1. To cause to be sorrowful; distress:
  2. To experience or express grief.
  3. To cause to feel grief; afflict with deep, acute sorrow or distress
mourn
To show grief for a death by conventional signs, as by wearing black clothes.
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  1. To show grief for a death by conventional signs, as by wearing black clothes.
  2. To make a low, indistinct, mournful sound. Used especially of a dove.
  3. To feel or express grief or sorrow.
sorrow
To feel or show sorrow; grieve
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  1. To feel or show sorrow; grieve
suffer
To undergo or experience (any process, esp. change)
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  1. To undergo or experience (any process, esp. change)
  2. To put up with; tolerate:
  3. To experience, undergo, or feel (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant):
Find another word for lament. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for lament, like: sob, wail, cry, regret, grieve, sorrow, bawl, deplore, rue, repine and mourn.

Sentence Examples

  • I lament the passing of the "42-day rule."

  • His amiable disposition acquired him a large circle of friends, who deeply lament his death.

  • I may lament and weep," he adds " but truly I have had admirable sport," with his greyhounds.

  • You always hear aspiring authors lament about finding the time to write.

  • We were listening to the lament played by piper Rob Bell.

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