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Adjective: lamented  lu'men-tid
  1. Mourned or grieved for
    "the imprint of our wise and lamented friend"
Verb: lament  lu'ment
  1. Express grief verbally
    "we lamented the death of the child"
    - keen
     
  2. Regret strongly
    "we lamented the loss of benefits"
    - deplore, bewail, bemoan

See also: lamentable, lamentation, lamenter

Type of: complain, express emotion, express feelings, kick, kvetch [N. Amer], plain [archaic], quetch, sound off

Antonym: unlamented

Encyclopedia: Lament