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单词 lamentable
释义

lamentable

adjective

la·​men·​ta·​ble lə-ˈmen-tə-bəl How to pronounce lamentable (audio)
also
ˈla-mən- How to pronounce lamentable (audio)
1
: that is to be regretted or lamented : deplorable
the lamentable consequences of the war
2
: expressing grief : mournful
a faint and lamentable cry Walter de la Mare
lamentableness noun
lamentably
lə-ˈmen-tə-blē How to pronounce lamentable (audio)
also
ˈla-mən- How to pronounce lamentable (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • aching
  • agonized
  • anguished
  • bemoaning
  • bewailing
  • bitter
  • deploring
  • doleful
  • dolesome
  • dolorous
  • funeral
  • grieving
  • heartbroken
  • lugubrious
  • mournful
  • plaintive
  • plangent
  • regretful
  • rueful
  • sorrowful
  • sorry
  • wailing
  • weeping
  • woeful
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Example Sentences

the lamentable cries of the women for their slain sons were heard throughout the village it's a lamentable situation, but I don't see how it can be fixed
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

lamentable

adjective

la·​men·​ta·​ble lə-ˈmen-tə-bəl How to pronounce lamentable (audio)
ˈla-mən-
: regrettable
a lamentable accident

lamentable

adjective

1
as in mournful
expressing or suggesting mourning the lamentable cries of the women for their slain sons were heard throughout the village

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mournful
  • heartbroken
  • weeping
  • funeral
  • sad
  • bitter
  • woeful
  • wailing
  • grieving
  • sorrowful
  • melancholy
  • doleful
  • unhappy
  • sorry
  • lugubrious
  • bewailing
  • regretful
  • bemoaning
  • anguished
  • deploring
  • dolorous
  • tearful
  • agonized
  • rueful
  • plaintive
  • aching
  • somber
  • bleak
  • plangent
  • morbid
  • depressed
  • pathetic
  • crying
  • funereal
  • dark
  • miserable
  • dolesome
  • keening
  • groaning
  • disconsolate
  • moaning
  • dejected
  • woebegone
  • gloomy
  • heartsick
  • wretched
  • crestfallen
  • miserable
  • elegiac
  • dispirited
  • darkening
  • dismal
  • inconsolable
  • downcast
  • forlorn
  • suffering
  • downhearted
  • piteous
  • glum
  • desolate
  • downcast
  • careworn
  • downhearted
  • howling
  • gloomy
  • cheerless
  • despondent
  • bleeding
  • moody
  • joyless
  • bawling
  • elegiacal
  • dirgelike
  • brokenhearted
  • pessimistic
  • dreary
  • triste
  • gray
  • glum
  • morose
  • low
  • black
  • sullen
  • low-spirited
  • yammering
  • heartsore
  • comfortless
  • saturnine
  • sombre
  • grey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • triumphant
  • joyful
  • happy
  • delighted
  • cheerful
  • cheery
  • joyous
  • rejoicing
  • bright
  • mirthful
  • exulting
  • laughing
  • jolly
  • merry
  • blissful
  • optimistic
  • smiling
  • blithe
  • buoyant
  • lighthearted
  • hopeful
  • encouraging
  • glorying
  • ecstatic
  • rapturous
  • giddy
  • blithesome
  • cheering
  • rhapsodic
  • jocund
  • euphoric
  • heady
  • rhapsodical
  • elated
  • exhilarated
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2
as in tragic
of a kind to cause great distress it's a lamentable situation, but I don't see how it can be fixed

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • tragic
  • unfortunate
  • tragical
  • regrettable
  • terrible
  • deplorable
  • woeful
  • horrible
  • grievous
  • shocking
  • distressful
  • distressing
  • heartbreaking
  • disturbing
  • sad
  • unlucky
  • dire
  • painful
  • awful
  • dreadful
  • pitiful
  • sickening
  • disastrous
  • unsettling
  • troublesome
  • miserable
  • heartrending
  • fearful
  • wretched
  • doleful
  • piteous
  • alarming
  • affecting
  • severe
  • unbearable
  • horrifying
  • vexatious
  • poignant
  • traumatic
  • calamitous
  • overwhelming
  • crushing
  • intolerable
  • touching
  • moving
  • perturbing
  • excruciating
  • harrowing
  • ruthful
  • raging
  • sharp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gratifying
  • satisfying
  • rewarding
  • pleasing
  • encouraging
  • heartening
  • inspiring
  • comforting
  • fortunate
  • happy
  • lucky
  • heartwarming
  • cheering
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