lamentation
lamentation — noun
- lamentationsingular
- lamentationsplural
1. an act or sound of expressing deep sadness, grief, or regret, often in a loud or
an act or sound of expressing deep sadness, grief, or regret, often in a loud or passionate way
Hoa's lamentation at the funeral moved everyone in the hall to tears.
possessive: someone's lamentation at [event]
A long lamentation rose from the crowd as the old leader was carried away.
lamentation + rose from [group]
Amid the lamentation of mourners, Andrés placed a flower on the stone.
Noa could hear the lamentation of wounded soldiers echoing through the valley.
The poet Tamás wrote a lamentation for the villages destroyed by the storm.
- lament
usually refers to a song, poem, or musical expression of grief; narrower in scope than lamentation
- wailing
emphasises the loud, high-pitched sound; more concrete and less formal
- mourning
the broader process or period of grieving after a loss, not only the outward expression
- keening
a traditional wailing lament for the dead, culturally specific to Irish and Scottish customs
- celebration
an expression of joy rather than grief
- rejoicing
an outward display of happiness, the emotional opposite of lamentation
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Typically used in formal, literary, or religious contexts. Can be used both as a countable noun (a single expression of grief: 'a lamentation') and as an uncountable noun (the activity of grieving aloud: 'a time of lamentation').