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Lament Noun Ləˈment  Word Origin Formal Great Sadness

Front lament
Back lam•ent
verb, noun
BrE /ləˈment/
NAmE /ləˈment/
verb
 verb forms
 word origin
~ sth| ~ that…| + speech (formal)
to feel or express great sadness or disappointment about sb/sth
bemoan, bewail
In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside.
She sat alone weeping, lamenting her fate.
noun
 word origin
(formal)
a song, poem or other expression of great sadness for sb who has died or for sth that has ended

a nostalgic lament for lost love

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