la·ment lə-ˈment
intransitive verb
: to mourn aloud : wail
… nightingales lament without ceasing …—L. P. Smith
transitive verb
1
: to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively : mourn
… must regret the imprudence, lament the result …—Jane Austen
2
: to regret strongly
He lamented his decision not to go to college.
