Words Of Sorrow

verb to express deep grief or distress over something

• The citizens bemoan the lack of funding for public education.
• I always bemoan the long lines at the grocery store.
• She loves to bemoan about her annoying boss.
• The artist bemoaned the limitations of his medium.

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 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.

verb To shed tears, typically in sorrow or distress

preposition A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• We should weep for those who have suffered great losses in the war.
• I can't help but weep for my friend who just went through a tough breakup.
• I saw that movie last night and it made me weep for days.
• When I think about the state of the environment, I weep for the future of our planet.

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.

adjective expressing or showing sorrow or distress

• The company reported woeful financial results for the quarter.
• Her cooking skills are woeful, she burns everything.
• I had a woeful time at the party last night, it was so boring.
• The artist's attempt at painting was woeful, lacking in creativity and skill.

noun a word or phrase expressing sorrow, regret, or concern

interjection used to express sorrow, regret, or concern

• Alack and alas, the company's financial situation has worsened.
• Alack and alas, I forgot to bring my umbrella and now it's raining.
• Alack and alas, I totally bombed that test.
• Alack and alas, the once beautiful garden is now overgrown with weeds.