Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lament | Yes | No | Yes | No |
complaint | Yes | No | No | No |
lament (noun) | complaint (noun) |
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a mournful poem; a lament for the dead | an expression of grievance or resentment |
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow |
a cry of sorrow and grief | (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based |
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | |
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining |
lament (verb) | complaint (verb) |
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regret strongly | |
express grief verbally |