laments

NOUN

grief, complaint

Synonyms

WEAK

complaining dirge elegy grieving jeremiad keen keening lament moan moaning mourning plaint requiem sob sobbing sorrow tears threnody ululation wail wailing weeping

Antonyms

WEAK

celebration enjoyment praise

VERB

to mourn or grieve deeply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bemoan deplore regret

STRONG

bawl bewail bleed cry howl hurt moan rain repine rue sing sob sorrow wail weep

WEAK

beat one's breast eat one's heart out kick self take it hard

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be happy

STRONG

relieve

WEAK

celebrate compliment laud praise

Example Sentences

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Youth.—The canker galls the infants of the spring, too oft before their buttons be disclosed; and in the morn and liquid dew of youth contagious blastments are most imminent.—Shakespeare.

From Pearls of Thought by Ballou, Maturin Murray

The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd: And in the morn and liquid dew of youth, Contagious blastments are most imminent.

From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclosed; And in the morn and liquid dew of youth Contagious blastments are most imminent.

From The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times by Biese, Alfred