Lamented - English meaning

verb

Express discontent or sorrow over (something).

Usage examples:

It was no use bemoaning her lot

verb

To complain or express sadness about something

Usage examples:

Researchers at universities are always bemoaning their lack of funds.

verb

Express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about (something).

Usage examples:

Men will bewail the loss of earlier freedoms

verb

To express great sadness or disappointment about something

Usage examples:

He bewailed his misfortune and the loss of his most treasured possessions.

verb

Shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.

Usage examples:

Don't cry—it'll be all right

noun

A loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion.

Usage examples:

A cry of despair

verb

To produce tears as the result of a strong emotion, such as unhappiness or pain

Usage examples:

I could hear someone crying in the next room., "there, there, don't cry," she said., we all laughed…

verb

Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Usage examples:

The assembly denounced the use of violence

verb

To criticize someone or something strongly and publicly

Usage examples:

The teachers denounced the contract offer as inadequate.

verb

To criticize something or someone strongly and publicly

Usage examples:

The government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides., he angrily denounced the decisio…

verb

Feel or express strong disapproval of (something).

Usage examples:

We deplore all violence

verb

To say or think that something is very bad; condemn

Usage examples:

The editors deplore the lack of attention given to climate change.

verb

To say or think that something is very bad

Usage examples:

We deeply deplore the loss of life., he said that he deplored all violence., to be deplored the att…

verb

Make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

Usage examples:

Marty groaned and pulled the blanket over his head

noun

A deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

Usage examples:

She lay back with a groan

noun

A low, sad sound that is continued for a while and that is made by someone who is suffering from pain or unhappiness

Usage examples:

Nick let out a groan.

noun

A long, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.

Usage examples:

While in captivity, they are very vocal, uttering high-pitched whines and howls, rasping growls.

verb

Make a howling sound.

Usage examples:

He howled in agony

adjective

Having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.

Usage examples:

A keen gardener

verb

Wail in grief for a dead person.

Usage examples:

The body of johnny was taken by his own people who keened over him

noun

An irish funeral song accompanied by wailing in lamentation for the dead.

noun

A long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.

Usage examples:

She gave a low moan of despair

verb

Make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.

Usage examples:

Just then their patient moaned and opened his eyes

verb

To make a long, low sound because of pain or suffering, or to say something in a complaining way

Usage examples:

We could hear someone moaning within the rubble of the collapsed building., we could hear moans and…

verb

Feel or show sorrow for the death of (someone), typically by following conventions such as the wearing of black clothes.

Usage examples:

Isobel mourned her husband

verb

Feel sadness

verb

To feel or express deep sadness, esp. because of someone’s death

Usage examples:

[ t ] frank is mourning the death of his father., we heard the mournful cry of a wolf., he gazed mo…

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

Usage examples:

A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

verb

To disagree with something, often by speaking or fighting against it

Usage examples:

The governor adamantly/vehemently opposes raising taxes., the opposing sides failed to reach agreem…

verb

To disagree with something or someone, and speak or take action against them

Usage examples:

Most local residents opposed the building of the shopping mall., the proposed tax rise has been vig…

adjective

Not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character.

Usage examples:

Good plain food

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the youth was just plain stupid

noun

A large area of flat land with few trees.

Usage examples:

The coastal plain

verb

Feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do).

Usage examples:

She immediately regretted her words

noun

A feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do.

Usage examples:

She expressed her regret at virginia's death

verb

To feel sorry or unhappy about something you did or were unable to do

Usage examples:

[ t ] he regretted his decision to leave school., [ + (that) clause ] i regret (that) i didn’t buy …

verb

Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone.

Usage examples:

Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer

noun

Repentance; regret.

Usage examples:

With rue my heart is laden

noun

A perennial evergreen shrub with bitter strong-scented lobed leaves which are used in herbal medicine.

Usage examples:

Many herbs can help to deter flies, such as lavender, sweet woodruff, lemon verbena, star anise, ta…

verb

Cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps.

Usage examples:

He broke down and sobbed like a child

noun

An act or sound of sobbing.

Usage examples:

With a sob of despair she threw herself on to the bed

noun

Short for son of a bitch.

noun

A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.

Usage examples:

A bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow

verb

Feel or display deep distress.

Usage examples:

A woman had cried all night, sorrowing over the death of her husband

noun

A feeling of great sadness or regret, or something that causes this feeling

Usage examples:

[ u ] the english language does not contain the words to express the sorrow i feel.

verb

Howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief.

Usage examples:

Women were ululating as the body was laid out

verb

To make a long, high cry with the mouth and tongue that changes between two or three notes, often to show emotion at a ceremony such as a wedding or funeral

Usage examples:

By night, bamako is a riot of noise as singers ululate at wedding parties.

noun

A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.

Usage examples:

Christopher let out a wail

verb

Utter a wail.

Usage examples:

Tina ran off wailing

verb

To make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness, or to make a sound like this

Usage examples:

[ i ] the four babies were wailing in unison., [ i ] air-raid sirens wailed., [ + that clause ] fig…

verb

Shed tears.

Usage examples:

A grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter

noun

A fit or period of weeping.

Usage examples:

Sit down and have a weep

verb

To cry tears

Usage examples:

[ i ] i could hear someone weeping.