Lament vs Celebration - What's the difference?
lament | celebration |
To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
* Bible, John xvi. 20
To feel great sorrow or regret; to bewail.
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* Dryden
The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament
The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities
The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.
As nouns the difference between lament and celebration
is that lament is an expression of grief, suffering, or sadness while celebration is celebration.As a verb lament
is to express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.lament
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* (l) (rare)Verb
(en verb)- Ye shall weep and lament , but the world shall rejoice.
Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter", The Guardian , 18 October 2014:
- By the end, Sunderland were lucky to lose by the same scoreline Northampton Town suffered against Southampton, in 1921. The Sunderland manager, Gus Poyet, lamented that it was “the most embarrassed I’ve ever been on a football pitch, without a doubt”.
- One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes.
