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lament

verb/ləˈment/

to express sorrow or grief over

Synonyms

• mourn
• grieve
• bewail

Antonyms

• celebrate
• rejoice

lament in a sentence

Where it comes from

From Latin lamentari 'to wail'

Memory hook

LAMENT = la-MOAN-t.

Read it in context

• The Brightness Debate Arts

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