lamentations

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

Example Sentences

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As soon as the larger cities began to accrue wealth, the parentations of men and women of high station were celebrated with much pomp and dignity, if not with religious exercises.

From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse