lament
Cry of woe
To lament is to express grief, sorrow, or deep regret.
People lament deaths, losses, and the state of the world: She lamented the passing of her mentor.
As a noun, a lament is an expression of mourning—a song, poem, or cry of grief.
The adjective lamentable describes something regrettable or deplorable: a lamentable lack of judgment.
Deep emotional distress
- mourningPeriod following loss
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- bereavementState following loss
loss · woe · despair · sadness · melancholy · misery · desolation · tears
Mass for the deceased
- threnodyMemorial song of grief
- keeningVocal mourning for dead
- funerealGloomily solemn in manner
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
somber · plaintive · cortege · obsequies · sepulchral · dolorous · lugubrious
Guilt for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
rue · compunction · self-reproach · atonement · shame · apology · confession · chagrin
Express grief vocally
- gripeVoice minor displeasure
- grumbleLow, discontented murmuring
- kvetchHabitual grumbler
- bellyacheGut pain or grumbling
grouse · whine · moan · deplore · protest · bewail · grievance · discontent
Prolonged mournful cry
Regular common people
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- verseMetered poetic passage
- refrainAbstain from acting
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
troubadour · balladeer · chanson · plaint · serenade · melancholy · acoustic · lullaby
Tribute for the dead
- tributeOffering of respect
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
commemoration · ode · homage · valediction · farewell · adieu · consolation
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
bereavement · loss · woe · despair · sadness · melancholy · misery · desolation · tears · gloom
requiem
Mass for the deceased
mournful · somber · plaintive · cortege · obsequies · sepulchral · dolorous · lugubrious
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
penitence · rue · compunction · self-reproach · atonement · shame · apology · confession · chagrin · disappointment
bemoan
Express grief vocally
bellyache · grouse · whine · moan · deplore · protest · bewail · grievance · discontent
wail
Prolonged mournful cry
folk
Regular common people
minstrel · troubadour · balladeer · chanson · plaint · serenade · melancholy · acoustic · lullaby
eulogy
Tribute for the dead
remembrance · commemoration · ode · homage · valediction · farewell · adieu · consolation
- Ceremonial Versewedding poem, funeral poem, birthday poem, eulogy, epitaph
- elegieselegies, dirges, death poem, keening, keen
- poetry typeshaiku, sonnet, limerick, ballad, ode
- Arabic love poetrylove poetry, beloved, lover, yearning, Layla
- Homeric Greekepithet, formula, hexameter, epithets, formulas
- opera partsaria, libretto, recitative, duet, trio
lamentaccept
Consent to receive
embrace · welcome · appreciate · contentment · gratitude
- love lamentSad song about romance
- late lamentedRecently deceased and mourned
lamentation, lamenting, lamented, lamentable, laments, lamenter, lamentably, lamentations, unlamented