ˌlamən.ˈtāshən sometimes -ˌmen.- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English lamentacioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French lamentation, from Latin lamentation-, lamentatio, from lamentatus (past participle of lamentari to lament) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at lament
: the act of lamenting or bewailing : vocal expression of sorrow : complaint
such a scene of frenzy and lamentation as Rome had rarely witnessed — John Buchan
great consternation and lamentation among business people when the bank rate goes up — G.B.Shaw