lament

/lə-ˈment/

Middle English lementen, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French lamenter, from Latin lamentari, from lamentum, noun, lament

verb

  1. to mourn aloud : wail

  2. to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively : mourn

  3. to regret strongly

nightingales lament without ceasing

deplore lament bewail bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value. lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow.

noun

  1. a crying out in grief : wailing

  2. dirge, elegy

  3. complaint