Lamentation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cry of sorrow and grief

the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lɐməntˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/lɐməntˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lɐməntˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /lɐməntˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wail plaint mourning lament

Parts of Speech

noun	a cry of sorrow and grief “their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward”
noun	the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

Word Forms

lament	verb	express grief verbally
wail	verb	emit long loud cries

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wehklage

ein Schrei der Trauer und des Kummers

🇪🇸Spanish

lamentación

un grito de pena y pena

🇮🇹Italian

lamento

un grido di dolore e di dolore

🇳🇱Dutch

klaagzang

een schreeuw van verdriet en verdriet

🇵🇹Portuguese

lamentação

um grito de tristeza e pesar

🇷🇺Russian

плач

крик печали и скорби

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विलाप

दुख और शोक की चीख

🇧🇩Bengali

বিলাপ

দুঃখ এবং শোকের একটি কান্না

🇮🇳Tamil

புலம்பல்

துக்கம் மற்றும் துயரத்தின் அழுகை

🇮🇳Telugu

విలాపము

దుఃఖం మరియు దుఃఖం యొక్క ఏడుపు

🇮🇳Marathi

विलाप

दु: ख आणि दु: ख एक रडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિલાપ

દુ:ખ અને શોકનું રુદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಲಾಪ

ದುಃಖ ಮತ್ತು ದುಃಖದ ಕೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിലാപം

സങ്കടത്തിൻ്റെയും സങ്കടത്തിൻ്റെയും നിലവിളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰਲਾਪ

ਦੁੱਖ ਅਤੇ ਉਦਾਸ ਦੀ ਪੁਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

نوحہ

دکھ اور غم کا رونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哀叹

悲伤和悲伤的哭泣

🇯🇵Japanese

嘆き

悲しみと悲しみの叫び

🇰🇷Korean

비탄

슬픔과 슬픔의 외침

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự than thở

một tiếng kêu đau buồn và đau buồn

🇹🇭Thai

คร่ำครวญ

เสียงร้องแห่งความโศกเศร้าและความโศกเศร้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

ratapan

tangisan kesedihan dan kesedihan

🇵🇭Filipino

panaghoy

isang sigaw ng kalungkutan at pighati

🇲🇾Malay

ratapan

tangisan kesedihan dan kesedihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رثاء

صرخة حزن وأسى

🇮🇷Persian

نوحه خوانی

فریاد غم و اندوه

🇹🇷Turkish

ağıt

bir acı ve keder çığlığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

קִינָה

זעקה של צער ויגון

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The primary meaning of 'lamentation' is 'a cry of sorrow and grief'.

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Using 'lamentation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lamentation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lamentation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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