v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments.

v.tr.

1. To express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death.
2. To regret deeply; deplore: He lamented his thoughtless acts.

v.intr.

1. To grieve audibly; wail.
2. To express sorrow or regret. See synonyms at grieve.

n.

1. A feeling or an 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.]

lamenter la·ment'er n.

verb

To feel, show, or express grief: grieve, mourn, sorrow, suffer. See happy/unhappy.

v

Definition: complain
Antonyms: celebrate, compliment, laud, praise, rejoice

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Term for a variety of musical and poetic forms related to mourning rites for the dead or ritual leave-taking. The domestic funeral lament, which goes back to antiquity, is still widely practised in some rural areas as an outlet of emotion and as part of the rites of transition. Most domestic laments take the form of alternating cries of grief (the ‘planctus’) and the framing of a message (the ‘discourse’). Laments are normally performed by women, either relatives of the dead person or women of prestige with a talent for keening. Their song usually has a narrow compass, often within five notes.

For particular kinds of lament, see Apothéose; Caoine ; Déploration; Dirge; Dump; Elegy; Lamento; Plainte; Planctus; Tombeau; and Threnody .

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lament, any poem expressing profound grief or mournful regret for the loss of some person or former state, or for some other misfortune. See also complaint, dirge, elegy, jeremiad, monody, threnody, ubi sunt.

A mournful piece, either meant to be played at a funeral, or to commemorate a death.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klage, sørgesang, klagesang, jammerklage
v. tr. - sørge over, begræde, beklage
v. intr. - jamre, klage sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
lamenteren, weeklagen, jammeren, (be)treuren, (be)wenen, weeklacht, klaaglied

Français (French)
n. - lamentation, pleurs, complainte, élégie
v. tr. - se lamenter, gémir, pleurer
v. intr. - se lamenter, gémir, pleurer

Deutsch (German)
v. - klagen
n. - Klage, Klagegesang

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θρηνώ
n. - θρήνος, μοιρολόι, ελεγεία

Italiano (Italian)
lamentarsi, lamento, elegia funebre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lamentar
n. - lamento, lamentação

Русский (Russian)
плакать, сетовать, плач, элегия, похоронная песнь

Español (Spanish)
n. - lamento, queja, elegía
v. tr. - llorar, lamentar, deplorar
v. intr. - lamentarse, plañir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - klaga, jämra (sig), beskärma sig, gråta, beklaga, sörja över
n. - vesaga, klagosång, klagovisa

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
悲叹, 恸哭, 悔恨, 哀悼

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 悲歎, 慟哭, 悔恨
v. tr. - 哀悼
v. intr. - 悔恨, 悲歎

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 슬픔, 한탄 , 애가, 푸념
v. tr. - 슬퍼하다, 애석해 하다
v. intr. - 애도하다 , 슬퍼하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悲嘆, 哀歌, 悲しみ
v. - 嘆く, 悲しむ, 残念に思う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعول, ينوح, يندب, يرثي, يتفجع (الاسم) عويل, نواح, تفجع, مرثاة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זעקה, קינה, בכי‬
v. tr. - ‮קונן‬
v. intr. - ‮התאבל על‬

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