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- Dictionarylament/ləˈmɛnt/
noun
- 1. a passionate expression of grief or sorrow: "his mother's night-long laments for his father" Similar
- 2. a complaint: "there were constant laments about the conditions of employment"
verb
- 1. express passionate grief about: "he was lamenting the death of his infant daughter" Similar Opposite
- 2. express regret or disappointment about something: "she lamented the lack of shops in the town" Similar
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LAMENT definition: 1. to express sadness and feeling sorry about something: 2. a song, poem, or other piece of…. Learn more.
The meaning of LAMENT is to mourn aloud : wail. How to use lament in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lament.
LAMENT meaning: 1. to express sadness and feeling sorry about something: 2. a song, poem, or other piece of…. Learn more.
Someone's lament is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something. [mainly formal, or written] The lament that pop culture has swamped British intellectual life is heard constantly. [+ that] 3. countable noun.
Lament definition: to feel or express sorrow or regret for. See examples of LAMENT used in a sentence.
A lament is full of regret and grief. If you lament something, then you feel sorry about it. You could lament a mistake you made, or you could lament a horrible thing that happened to a friend.
n. 1. A feeling or expression of grief; a lamentation. 2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning. [Middle English lementen, from Old French lamenter, from Latin lāmentārī, from lāmentum, lament.] la·ment′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
