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Word entry · 6 letters

lament

Best crossword clue

"Express grief or sorrow"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ləˈmɛnt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aelmntStarts with LEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To express deep sorrow or regret.

Word origin

A back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter and its etymon Latin lāmentor (“to wail, weep”), from lāmentum (“wailing, moaning, weeping”); with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative. Also see latrare.

Used in a sentence

  • Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice.
  • One laugh'd at follies, one lamented crimes.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Express grief or sorrow6 letters
02Express sorrow6 letters

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