lamentation

Noun

Meaning

The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.

A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mourning lament wail plaint elegy howl heartache distress grief crying sorrow weeping anguish lamenting wailing
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Antonyms

jubilee saturnalia bliss felicity regatta jinks
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Hypernyms

activity reflexion expression reflection complaint manifestation

Related terms

lamented lament lamentable

Phrases with the word

lamentation toll

Anagrams

altimontane

Examples

There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of God, and your sorrow will be lessened. Abu Bakr

We must all die! All leave ourselves, it matters not where, when, Nor how, so we die well; and can that man that does so Need lamentation for him? John Fletcher

Jerusalem is a festival and a lamentation. Its song is a sigh across the ages, a delicate, robust, mournful psalm at the great junction of spiritual cultures. David K. Shipler

Agreement with two people, lamentation with three. Asian-indian Proverb

If you hide a sick person, your lamentation alarm will only announce his death. African Proverb

Agreement with two people, lamentation with three. Kashmir Proverb

Close letter words and terms

lamentable prospect lamentableness lamentably lamentation toll lamentational Lamentations