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Word: Lament
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (as a verb): from French lamenter or Latin lamentari, from lamenta (plural) ‘weeping, wailing’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ləˈmɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a passionate expression of grief or sorrow
Short Definition:passionate expression of grief
Examples:- his mother's night-long laments for his father
- a song full of lament and sorrow
Definition:
a complaint
Short Definition:complaint
Examples:- there were constant laments about the conditions of employment
Word: Lament
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ləˈmɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
express passionate grief about
Short Definition:mourn person's death
Examples:- he was lamenting the death of his infant daughter
- the women wept and lamented over him
Definition:
express regret or disappointment about something
Short Definition:express regret or disappointment about
Examples:- she lamented the lack of shops in the town
- ‘We could have won,’ lamented the England captain
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