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elegy

n. a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

lamentation, wail, plaint

n. the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

dirge, coronach, requiem, threnody

n. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

keen, express grief

v. express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

regret, deplore, bewail, bemoan

v. regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

lament, dirge, coronach, requiem, threnody

n. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

chant

n. a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

hymn, anthem

n. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

ode

n. a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

refrain, chorus

n. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

elegy, lament

n. a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

funeral

n. a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"

mourn, feel sadness

v. feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"

suffer, suffer emotionally, endure distress

v. endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"

sympathize, commiserate

v. to feel or express sympathy or compassion

sob, weep convulsively

v. weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

whimper, wail, mewl, pule

v. cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"

yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn

v. have a yen for

regret, rue, repent

v. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

lament, regret, deplore, bewail, bemoan

v. regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

despair, abandon hope, lose hope

v. abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"

regret, rue, repent

v. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

sorrow, grieve, feel grief

v. feel grief; eat one's heart out

lament, keen, express grief

v. express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

triumph, exult, rejoice, jubilate

v. to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"

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