lamented
pronunciation
How to pronounce lamented in British English:
UK [ləˈmentɪd]
How to pronounce lamented in American English:
US [ləˈmɛntɪd]
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- Adjective:
- mourned or grieved for
Word Origin
- lamented (adj.)
- "mourned for," 1610, from past participle of lament (v.).
Example
- 1. Old kgb spies this week lamented the decline in professional standards .
- 2. Almost 24 years since his death , she lamented , he is still denied an honorable state burial .
- 3. Lamented a recent article in a beijing newspaper .
- 4. We are shocked at the same time , is now also lamented how the artists what ?
- 5. Not so long ago , the world lamented its broken continent .