lamentation (n.)

  1. a cry of sorrow and grief; their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward

    [ Syn: lament , plaint , wail ]

  2. the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

    [ Syn: mourning , mourning ]

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