lament

verb

  1. To mourn aloud wail

    "nightingales lament without ceasing"

  2. To express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively mourn

    "… must regret the imprudence, lament the result …"

  3. To regret strongly

    "He lamented his decision not to go to college."

noun

  1. A crying out in grief wailing
  2. Dirge, elegy
  3. Complaint

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