Grieve and Lament

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Grieve

Grieve verb - To feel deep sadness or mental pain.

Usage example: we all grieved over the lost cat

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Lament is a synonym for grieve in mourn topic. In some cases you can use "Lament" instead a verb "Grieve", when it comes to topics like feeling, rue, happy, bemoan. popular alternative

Nearby Words: grievous, grievance, grief, grieving

Lament

Lament verb - To feel or express sorrow for.

Usage example: she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words

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Grieve is a synonym for lament in mourn topic. You can use "Grieve" instead a verb "Lament", if it concerns topics such as bemoan, feeling, rue, happy. popular alternative

Nearby Words: lamentation, lamentable, lamenting, lamented, lamentably

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Common collocations

name	grieve name	lament name
look	grieve look	lament look
death	grieve death	lament death
loss	grieve loss	lament loss
Other words: passing, losses.

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