1. A cry of sorrow and grief
   - lament, plaint, wail 
2. The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
   - mourning

Derived forms: lamentations

See also: lament

Type of: activity, complaint, expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Lamentation

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