lamentation

[ lam-uh n-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌlæm ənˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
a lament.
Lamentations, (used with a singular verb) a book of the Bible, traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah. Abbreviation: Lam.

Origin of lamentation

1325–75; < Latin lāmentātiōn- (stem of lāmentātiō), equivalent to lāmentāt(us) (past participle of lāmentārī; see lament) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English lamentacioun < Anglo-French ≪ Latin, as above

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British Dictionary definitions for lamentation

lamentation
/ (ˌlæmɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

a lament; expression of sorrow
the act of lamenting