1. (

• lament ,
• lamentation ,
• plaint ,
• wail

) a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" ;

2. (

• dirge ,
• coronach ,
• lament ,
• requiem ,
• threnody

) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person ;

3. (

• elegy ,
• lament

) a mournful poem; a lament for the dead ;

1. (

• lament ,
• keen

) express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" ;

2. (

• deplore ,
• lament ,
• bewail ,
• bemoan

) regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" ;