Lament

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/ləmˈɛnt/ · लमेंट

Meaning

To have or express very sad feelings about somebody/something

हिंदी अर्थ

विलाप करना, गहरा दुख जताना

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
MournBewailBemoanGrieve
Antonyms · विलोम
CelebrateRejoiceExultEnjoyRelishApplaud
Example sentences

He lamented the loss of the old library.

She lamented that nobody had warned her.

Daily use: Purani library ke jane ka lament kiya usne.

Word forms
Lament nLamentation nLament vLamentable adj
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Lament के 'ment' को 'mental pain' से जोड़िए: मन का गहरा दुख खुलकर व्यक्त करना = lament, यानी शोक मनाना। इसका उल्टा rejoice है।

Read the 'MENT' in laMENT as 'mental pain': to lament is to pour out deep mental pain — to mourn and grieve aloud. Its opposite is rejoice.

Exam note

Synonyms: mourn, grieve, bewail, bemoan; antonyms: rejoice, celebrate, exult। Noun lamentation; elegy = शोक-कविता।

Synonyms: mourn, grieve, bewail, bemoan, deplore; antonyms: rejoice, celebrate, exult. The noun is lamentation; an elegy is a poem of lament.

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