French Conversation · Level 5
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French word
lamentation
Pronunciation
IPA/lamɑ̃tasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounlament
Example
Ses lamentations ont ému toute la famille.
Their laments moved the whole family.
More examples
Il faut arrêter les lamentations.
It is necessary to stop the lamentations.
Core concept
A sustained outpouring of grief that makes inner pain audible and hard to ignore.
Common phrases
arrêter les lamentations
put an end to the lamentations
Similar words
pleur: The act or state of showing grief by shedding tears.
sanglot: Intermittent crying with breath-catching sobs.
plainte: A spoken expression of dissatisfaction or difficulty.
Definition in French
Désigne l'action d'exprimer une grande peine ou un chagrin, souvent par des paroles, des cris ou des plaintes.
Word origin
The French noun follows the Latin model lamentatio, a noun related to lamentari, 'to mourn', and entered French through Old French.
Usage tips
- Lamentation is feminine, so the singular form takes une and the plural form takes des, as in une lamentation and des lamentations.
Other meanings
- wailnoun
Opposites
- joiejoynoun
Related words
- lamenterlamentverb
- lamentabledeplorableadjective