Wailment

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing. obsolete, uncountable, usually

    "wailment to all that are yet unborn !"

Synonyms

All synonyms
bewailment

Example

More examples

"wailment to all that are yet unborn !"

Etymology

From wail + -ment.

More for "wailment"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.