lament
/lə'mɛnt/
verbnoun
6 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1
Express grief verbally.
“we lamented the death of the child”
2
NOUNRegret strongly.
“we lamented the loss of benefits”
1
A mournful poem; a lament for the dead.
2
A cry of sorrow and grief.
“their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward”
3
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
WORD FORMS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinamentlay
Starts & ends withL … T
Syllablesla · ment
SYNONYMS & RELATED14
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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