n 1: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be
heard throughout the ward" [syn: lamentation, plaint, wail]
2: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a
memorial to a dead person [syn: dirge, coronach, requiem, threnody]
3: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead [syn: elegy]
v 1: express grief verbally [syn: keen]
2: regret strongly [syn: deplore, bewail, bemoan, regret]