Expressions Of Grief

verb to express deep sorrow or grief for; lament

• The villagers began to bewail the loss of their crops due to the drought.
• She couldn't help but bewail the fact that her favorite show was canceled.
• I heard him bewail about his ex-girlfriend for hours.
• The poet's words bewail the state of society in a powerful and moving way.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific thing or set of things, such as 'grief'

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun, such as 'stricken'

• The family was grief stricken after the sudden loss of their loved one.
• She was absolutely grief stricken when she found out her cat ran away.
• I was totally grief stricken when I failed my exam.
• The artist was grief stricken when he realized he had lost his inspiration.

noun a person's emotions or feelings, especially when sad or grieving

• She spoke with a heavy heart as she delivered the news of the company's closure.
• I felt a heavy heart when I heard about their breakup.
• My heavy heart couldn't handle the stress of the situation.
• The weight of his heavy heart was evident in his eyes.

noun a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

verb to express sorrow or regret

• The poet's lament for lost love was beautifully expressed in his latest sonnet.
• She couldn't help but lament over the fact that she missed out on the concert tickets.
• I heard him lamenting about his terrible luck with dating lately.
• The old tree seemed to lament the loss of its branches during the storm.

noun the act of lamenting or expressing sorrow

• The lamentation of the people could be heard throughout the town.
• There was so much lamentation at the funeral, it was hard to keep from crying.
• I'm so over all the lamentation about the situation, let's just move on.
• His music was a lamentation of lost love and heartache.

noun the action of crying noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps

verb present participle of the verb 'sob', which means to cry noisily

• The witness was sobbing uncontrollably on the stand during the trial.
• I walked in on my little sister sobbing after she lost her favorite toy.
• She was sobbing her heart out after watching that sad movie.
• The violin's mournful melody seemed to be sobbing through the concert hall.

noun great sorrow or distress

interjection used to express grief, regret, or distress

• The company was facing financial woe due to poor decision-making.
• I heard about your breakup, that's some serious woe.
• She's been going through some major woe lately.
• The dark clouds of woe seemed to follow him wherever he went.