Lament synonyms

sob

To say (something) while sobbing.

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grieve

To cause to be sorrowful; distress:

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wail

To wail is defined as to cry to express intense sadness.

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cry (related)

To utter loudly; shout; exclaim

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lamentation

The definition of a lamentation is an outward expression of grief.

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sorrow

To feel grief over; to mourn, regret.

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regret

(More generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).

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sorrowful

Of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught.

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jeremiad

A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom.

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bawl

To weep and wail loudly

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rue

To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.

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mourn (related)

To mourn is to feel or show intensive grief or sadness, usually as a result of a loss.

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doleful

Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.

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lachrymose

Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful.

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mournful

Causing sorrow or depression; melancholy

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dirge

A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

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languishment

The state of languishing.

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threnody

A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.

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moan

To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice. [from 19th c.]

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lament for (related)

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weep

To cry; shed tears.

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deplore

To deplore is defined as to be sorry about or to strongly disapprove of something.

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repine

To fail; to wane.

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despicable

Deserving to be despised; contemptible

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grievous

Showing or characterized by grief

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plaintive

Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

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complaint

The definition of a complaint is an expression of, or the cause of, pain, anger, discontent, regret or annoyance.

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elegy

Any poem in elegiac verse

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lachrymation

(Medicine or literary) The flow of tears; crying

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monody

An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.

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bemoan

To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore:

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bewail

To cry over; lament:

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condole

(Archaic) To show grief for

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dolor

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elegize

To commemorate or lament as in an elegy

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grief

(Online gaming) To deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to do this as one’s primary activity in the game. [from late 20th Century]

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howl

To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.

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keen

To mourn.

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outcry

(Intransitive) To cry out.

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pine

To have an intense longing or desire; yearn

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plaint

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repent

To be sorry for, to regret.

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requiem

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sign

To engage by written contract; sign on

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joy (antonym)

Intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness, or an instance of such feeling.

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celebrate (antonym)

(Intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.

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praise (antonym)

Praise is defined as to give someone approval, or to thank God.

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compliment (antonym)

To present something to (a person) as an act of politeness or respect

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laud (antonym)

To give praise to; glorify.

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suffer

To put up with; tolerate:

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happy (related)

To feel, show, or express grief

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coronach

(Historical) (Scotland, Ireland) dirge, lamentation

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deplorable

Lamentable; woeful:

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lamentable

(Now Rare) Expressing sorrow; mournful

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poem

The definition of a poem is a collection of words that express an emotion or idea, sometimes with a specific rhythm.

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rejoice (antonym)

To rejoice is to feel great happiness or joy, or to take great pleasure in something.

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epicedium

A funeral ode or hymn; dirge

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