One should not lament over past mistakes too long.
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Lament
Synonyms for "lament" (156 found)
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Noun(17 words)
Related words (78)
Verb(22 words)
Noun(26 words)
Adjective(1 words)
prolonged weeping
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9 entriesCollocations
11 entriesbitterly lamentdeep lamentdeeply lamentgrave lamentlament overlament the lossnational lamentpersonal lamentpublic lamentpublicly lamentsolemn lament
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3 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
I call on the living, lament the dead, shatter the lightning.
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There has never been an age that did not applaud the past and lament the present.
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The King's son was beside himself with pain, and in his despair he leapt down from the tower. He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell, pierced his eyes. Then he wandered quite blind about the forest, ate nothing but roots and berries, and did nothing but lament and weep over the loss of his dearest wife.
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