/ləˈment/
lam·ent
BrE /ləˈment/
NAmE /ləˈment/
~ sth |
~ that… |
+ speech
(formal)
to feel or express great sadness or disappointment about sb/sth
SYN bemoan, bewail
In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside.
lam·ent
BrE /ləˈment/
NAmE /ləˈment/
(formal)
a song, poem or other expression of great sadness for sb who has died or for sth that has ended