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What (who) is lament - definition
ARTISTIC GENRE
Lamenters; Laments; Lamentation; Plangent; Miroloyia; Mirolóyia; Lamenter; Death tribute; Funeral tribute; Cumha na Cloinne; Lament for the Children
lament
(laments, lamenting, lamented)
1.
If you lament something, you express your sadness, regret, or disappointment about it. (mainly FORMAL or WRITTEN)
Ken began to lament the death of his only son...
He laments that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police...
'Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas,' he lamented.
VERB: V n, V that, V with quote, also V
2.
Someone's lament is an expression of their sadness, regret, or disappointment about something. (mainly FORMAL or WRITTEN)
She spoke of the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's.
N-COUNT: oft with poss
3.
A lament is a poem, song, or piece of music which expresses sorrow that someone has died.
N-COUNT
lament
I
n.
1) a bitter lament
2) a lament for
II
v.
1) to lament bitterly, deeply
2) (D; intr.) to lament for, over
Wikipedia
Lament
A lament or lamentation is a passionate expression of grief, often in music, poetry, or song form. The grief is most often born of regret, or mourning. Laments can also be expressed in a verbal manner in which participants lament about something that they regret or someone that they have lost, and they are usually accompanied by wailing, moaning and/or crying. Laments constitute some of the oldest forms of writing, and examples exist across human cultures.
Examples of use of lament
1. "Do not lament Israel‘s establishment," she said.
2. You can‘t say Barak‘s lament is entirely baseless.
3. They lament strategic errors but oppose a speedy withdrawal.
4. MPs often understandably lament the declining authority of parliament.
5. Bush won‘t lament the blow sustained by a terror organization.