1.Definition: a cry of sorrow and grief

"Their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

Related Noun(s):lamentation, plaint, wail

Category: General

2.Definition: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

Related Noun(s):elegy

Category: General

3.Definition: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

Related Noun(s):coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody

Category: General