LAMENT

(noun) a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
synonyms : elegy
“her movie is an elegy for a dying tradition and a vanishing tribe” -added by nsrees
Her diurnal cribing about her life sounds like an elegy to my ears. -added by priyavanjeri
She delivered a beautiful lament at the funeral ceremony of her only uncle. -added by priyavanjeri
(noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
synonyms : coronach , dirge , requiem , threnody
(noun) a cry of sorrow and grief
"their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
synonyms : lamentation , plaint , wail
(verb) regret strongly
"I deplore this hostile action", "we lamented the loss of benefits"
synonyms : bemoan , bewail , deplore
all the girls bemoaned the loss of the last eligible bachelor into the arms of another girl. -added by diviya_inlas
(verb) express grief verbally
"we lamented the death of the child"
synonyms : keen

Mnemonics for lament

(Tag: ) lament = l[amen]t => we lament the death by saying 'amen'
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(Tag: ) lament ... We express sorrow if a great movie has a lame(lam) end(ent) ...
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(Tag: ) lame + end... sad that his life ended so lame. maybe we should sing a song to commemorate him
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(Tag: ) We feel sad when we see lame person
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