What is another word for laments?

Pronunciation: [lɐmˈɛnts] (IPA)

Laments are expressions of sorrow, grief, or regret that we often use to communicate deep emotions. However, there are several synonyms for laments that you can use to express yourself in different ways. Some of these words include mourn, bewail, grieve, weep, and bemoan. Mourn and grieve emphasize a deep sense of sadness and loss, while bewail and bemoan suggest a sense of helplessness or despair. Weep emphasizes the physical act of shedding tears as a way of expressing grief. Each of these synonyms can help you better articulate your feelings and connect with others who may share a similar experience.

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Usage examples for Laments

He whose thoroughfare in life is the pursuit of wealth thinks of all those more fortunate than himself then hurrying on to gain, while he who is the mark of the world's flatteries and attentions laments over the dismal desolation of an uncompanionable existence.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
In his lighter mood, he laments as servants mourn for a good master who has died: "It will be hard, they say, to find Another service such as this."
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty
The earliest poems from Egypt, China, Japan contain laments.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell

Famous quotes with Laments

  • She kindly laments that I am not of the party, and to be sure I honour great ladies, and I admire great wits, but I am of the same opinion in regard to assemblies that is held concerning oysters, that they are never good in a month that has not the letter R in it.
    Elizabeth Montagu
  • In the quiet of the garden, on a moon lit night, you may be able to hear the long lasting laments of blind narcissi and blind daffodils - for the true appreciator of their Beauty, Elegance and Grace. It's with great difficulties that an authentic aficionado ever arrives in the garden.
    Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
  • In the silence of the garden on a moon lit night, you may be able to hear the long lasting laments of blind narcissi and blind daffodils - for the true appreciator of their Beauty, Elegance and Grace. It's with great difficulties that an authentic aficionado ever arrives in the garden. Creation and Cultivation of Beauty surely requires her True Appreciator.
    Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
  • It's been debated for years whether Beauty is in the eye of the beholder or Beauty is in the heart of the beholder. Yet it's not so well appreciated that Beauty can be totally worthless without her true appreciator. As Sir Allama Iqbal pointed out in his poetry: "For a thousand years the most beautiful and rare flower of Narcissus (or Nargis) laments her blindness. It's with great difficulties that the one with true vision is ever born in the garden." I also believe that either Beauty or Creativity or Genius attains her true meaning only after meeting with her authentic aficionado, her true appreciator; and that seldom happens easily. A connoisseur is therefore absolutely critical, IMHO, for the existence of Beauty, Creativity and Genius in our world.
    Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
  • You talk a great deal about building a better world for your children, but when you are young you can no more envision a world inherited by your children than you can conceive of dying. The society you mold, you mold for yourself. It was this way with my generation. We were unhappy with what we inherited and we tried to reshape it in ways that would make it more tolerable to us. were not uppermost in our thoughts. Now, in middle age, some of us are trying to rewrite history. Some of us tell you, "We labored and dared and sacrificed — all for you — yet we hear no thanks." You will not be unduly moved, I hope, by these laments. They are sentimental cries from persons so attached to the society they have rebuilt that they cannot bear the thought of seeing it overhauled by new proprietors.
    Russell Baker

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