Associations to the word «Lament»
Noun
- Elegy
- Misfortune
- Fate
- Poem
- Inability
- Ballad
- Loss
- Grief
- Sorrow
- Destruction
- Lover
- Praise
- Misery
- Tear
- Death
- Weep
- Ignorance
- Lyric
- Neglect
- Lament
- Song
- Wail
- Love
- Psalm
- Purcell
- Pathos
- Lullaby
- Macpherson
- Stanza
- Dunbar
- Disappearance
- Absence
- Lack
- Nightingale
- Moan
- Jeremiah
- Downfall
- Plight
- Macleod
- Monologue
- Orpheus
- Woe
- Decline
- Prelude
- Harp
- Innocence
- Keats
- Ode
- Requiem
- Narrator
- Epitaph
- Paddy
- Gallagher
- Folly
- Consolation
- Sadness
- Sovereign
- Keen
- Aria
- Hymn
- Tune
- Groan
- Verse
- Countryman
- Piper
- Quixote
- Chorus
- Funeral
- Fiddle
- Affliction
Adjective
Wiktionary
LAMENT, noun. An expression of grief, suffering, or sadness.
LAMENT, noun. A song expressing grief.
LAMENT, verb. (intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
LAMENT, verb. (transitive) To feel great sorrow or regret; to bewail.
Dictionary definition
LAMENT, noun. A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward".
LAMENT, noun. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
LAMENT, noun. A mournful poem; a lament for the dead.
LAMENT, verb. Express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child".
LAMENT, verb. Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits".
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