Meaning of 'lament'

noun

a mournful poem

Example: "a lament for the dead"

Synonyms: elegy

noun

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

Synonyms: dirge coronach requiem threnody

noun

a cry of sorrow and grief

Example: "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

Synonyms: lamentation

verb

regret strongly

Synonyms: deplore bewail bemoan

verb

express grief verbally

Example: "we lamented the death of the child"

Synonyms: keen