lament

Universal Words verb, noun verb (formal) to feel or express great sadness or disappointment about sb/sth: [VN] In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside. * She sat alone weeping, lamenting her fate. [also Vthat, Vspeech] noun (formal) a song, poem or other expression of great sadness for sb who has died or for sth that has ended: a nostalgic lament for lost love