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reflection vs lamentation

lamentation vs reflection

reflection and lamentation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reflection Yes No No No
lamentation Yes No No No
As nouns, lamentation is a hyponym of reflection; that is, lamentation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflection:
  • reflection: expression without words
  • lamentation: the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
Other hyponyms of reflection include mourning, act, blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst.
reflection (noun) lamentation (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
the ability to reflect beams or rays a cry of sorrow and grief
a likeness in which left and right are reversed
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
a remark expressing careful consideration
expression without words
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
Difference between reflection and lamentation

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