Lament Definition

A passionate expression of grief, sorrow, or regret; a mournful complaint or song.

Common in literary, formal, and critical writing, but less frequent in everyday speech.

Lament is a noun.

Lament has high GRE relevance.

Lament appears in GregMat vocabulary.

Lament Synonyms

complaint , dirge , mourning , plaint , wail

How To Use Lament In A Sentence

  1. The poem is a lament for a vanished homeland.
  2. Her speech became a heartfelt lament for the victims of the disaster.
  3. The novel’s final chapter reads as a quiet lament for lost ideals.
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