lament

Meanings

• a cry of sorrow and grief
  • "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
• a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
• a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
• express grief verbally
  • "we lamented the death of the child"
• regret strongly
  • "we lamented the loss of benefits"

Synonyms

bemoan, bewail, coronach, deplore, dirge, elegy, keen, lamentation, plaint, requiem, threnody, wail