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Latin

lamentari

to wail, mourn

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An adult gardener kneels beside her cherished small tree broken by wind, shoulders lowered, one hand at her chest and mouth open expressing deep sorrow at its loss; show only gardener and broken sapling.
noun / verb

lament

luh-MENT/ləˈment/

An expression of grief or regret, or to express these feelings.

Etymology
lamentLatinto wail, mourn

The Latin verb describes audible grief—wailing or moaning. Lamenting something extends that expression of grief to mourning a loss or voicing deep regret.

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