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Lament synonyms and antonyms

lə-mĕnt'

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wail
To wail is defined as to cry to express intense sadness.
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grieve
To cause to be sorrowful; distress:
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sob
To say (something) while sobbing.
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regret
(More generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).
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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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jeremiad
A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom.
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sorrow
To feel grief over; to mourn, regret.
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sorrowful
Of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught.
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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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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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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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alas
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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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deplore
To regret; bemoan.
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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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  • I lament the passing of the "42-day rule."

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

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

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

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

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