Encomium and Threnody

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Encomium noun - A formal expression of praise.

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Threnody is an antonym for encomium.

Threnody noun - A composition expressing one's grief over a loss.

Usage example: the composer's cello concerto was composed as a moving threnody for his late wife

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Encomium is an antonym for threnody.

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