LAMENT


Meaning of LAMENT in English

/ ləˈment; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb

( formal ) to feel or express great sadness or disappointment about sb/sth

SYN bemoan , bewail :

[ vn ]

In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside.

[also v that , v speech ]

■ noun

( formal ) a song, poem or other expression of great sadness for sb who has died or for sth that has ended

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (as a verb): from French lamenter or Latin lamentari , from lamenta (plural) weeping, wailing.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.