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| − | To '''lament''' is to feel or [[express]] [[profound]] [[grief]], usually about the loss of something or someone. Often done in a [[genuine]] but [[dramatic]] or [[exaggerate]]d [[fashion]]. A lament can be a [[poem]], [[song]] or dirge expessing grief or [[mourning]] for a deceased [[person]], and by extension loud [[wailing]] or sobbing. | + | To '''lament''' is to feel or [[express]] [[profound]] [[grief]], usually about the loss of something or someone. Often done in a [[genuine]] but [[dramatic]] or [[exaggerate]]d [[fashion]]. A lament can be a [[poem]], [[song]] or [[dirge]] expessing grief or [[mourning]] for a deceased [[person]], and by extension loud [[wailing]] or sobbing. |
It may also refer to a high [[degree]] of regret over one's [[action]]s. | It may also refer to a high [[degree]] of regret over one's [[action]]s. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:46, February 16, 2009
To lament is to feel or express profound grief, usually about the loss of something or someone. Often done in a genuine but dramatic or exaggerated fashion. A lament can be a poem, song or dirge expessing grief or mourning for a deceased person, and by extension loud wailing or sobbing.
It may also refer to a high degree of regret over one's actions.