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Lament vs Lamens - What's the difference?

lament | lamens |

As nouns the difference between lament and lamens

is that lament is an expression of grief, suffering, or sadness while lamens is .

As a verb lament

is to express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.

lament

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An expression of grief, suffering, or sadness.
  • A song expressing grief.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) (rare)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
  • * Bible, John xvi. 20
    • Ye shall weep and lament , but the world shall rejoice.
  • To feel great sorrow or regret; to bewail.
  • * 2014 , , " 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”.
  • * Dryden
    • One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes.

    Synonyms

    * bewail

    Related terms

    * lamentable * lamentability * lamentation * Lamentations

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    lamens

    English

    Noun

    (head)
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