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lamented

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ləˈmɛntɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lə men′tid)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
la•ment•ed  (lə men′tid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. mourned for, as a person who is dead:Our late lamented friend.
  • lament + -ed2 1605–15
la•ment′ed•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lamented /ləˈmɛntɪd/ adj
  1. grieved for or regretted (often in the phrase late lamented): our late lamented employer
laˈmentedly adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
la•ment /ləˈmɛnt/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to express mourning or grief for or over someone or something: [~ + object]The entire country lamented the death of their leader.[no object]The nation lamented in unity.
  2. to be very sorry for;
    regret: [~ + the fact + that clause]We lament the fact that this company cannot continue to make a profit.[~ + object]lamented the news.

n. [countable]
  1. an expression of grief, mourning, or sadness:a lament over the death of the leader.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
la•ment  (lə ment′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for:to lament his absence.
  2. to mourn for or over.

v.i. 
  1. to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret.
  2. to mourn deeply.

n. 
  1. an expression of grief or sorrow.
  2. a formal expression of sorrow or mourning, esp. in verse or song;
    an elegy or dirge.
  • Latin lāmentārī, derivative of lāmentum
  • Latin lāmentum plaint; (verb, verbal)
  • (noun, nominal) 1520–30
la•ment′er, n. 
la•ment′ing•ly, adv. 
    1. 2. bewail, bemoan, deplore. 3. 4. grieve, weep. 5. lamentation, moan. 6. monody, threnody.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lament /ləˈmɛnt/ vb
  1. to feel or express sorrow, remorse, or regret (for or over)
 n
  1. an expression of sorrow
  2. a poem or song in which a death is lamented
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin lāmentumlaˈmenter n laˈmentingly adv
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