Dirge and Lament

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Dirge

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

Usage example: bagpipes played a haunting dirge at the funeral for the fallen leader

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Lament is a synonym for dirge in sound topic. In some cases you can use "Lament" instead the word "Dirge" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like elegy, sad song.

Lament

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

Usage example: a poem that is her lament for her late grandmother

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Dirge is a synonym for lament. You can use "Dirge" instead a noun "Lament". popular alternative

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

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tragic	tragic dirge	tragic lament
solemn	solemn dirge	solemn lament

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Song Style Shift: "Daffodil Lament" turns from a mournful dirge about a woman trapped in a bad relationship to a joyful, optimistic tune with a ringing guitar line after she leaves him.

Source: Music / The Cranberries

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