Lament
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ləˈmɛnt/
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Origin
From French lamenter, from Latin lÄmentor ("I wail, weep"), from lÄmenta ("wailings, laments, moanings"); with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative. Also see latrare.
Derived terms
- lamentful rare
Verb
- (intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
- Bible, John xvi. 20Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice.
- (transitive) To bewail.
- DrydenOne laughed at follies, one lamented crimes.