C2nounformalemotionsarts
US/ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/
UK/ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/
a loud expression of deep sadness, or the act of crying out in grief
In context
Loud lamentation filled the village after the storm destroyed the fishing boats.
The poem is a lamentation for a lost homeland.
Endless lamentation over past mistakes will not solve anything.
Words that go with lamentation
adjective + noun
- loud lamentationLoud lamentation came from the crowd.
- public lamentationThe king ordered a period of public lamentation.
noun + preposition
- lamentation forThe song is a lamentation for the dead.
- cry of lamentationA cry of lamentation rose from the mourners.
- lamentation overThere was much lamentation over the closure of the mill.