Lamentation

/lɐmɪntˈe‍ɪʃən/

/lɐmɪntˈeɪʃən/

Lamentation

a cry of sorrow and grief

synonyms : lament

the act of openly expressing intense sadness or deep disappointment

synonyms : mourning

Examples

1. Lamentations represents one response to the fall of Jerusalem.

2. Beth’s lamentations are drawing the attention of the humanoids.

3. This book, Lamentations of a Sinner, struck religious conservatives as Protestant extremism.

4. The prophecies and lamentations of Jeremiah are important to Latter-day Saints.