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Synonyms of wayment

33 similar words

Another word for wayment is grieve. Other synonyms of wayment are mourn, besorrow, darken, gloom and grieven.

Synonyms and similar words for wayment

verbTo lament.

  • grieveTo feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
  • mournTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
  • besorrowTo sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
  • darkenTo become gloomy, darker in mood.
  • gloomTo look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
  • grievenTo make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief.
  • bleed
  • lamentTo express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
  • moan poeticTo grieve.
  • remorseTo experience remorse or sorrow; to regret.
  • repent
  • regretTo feel sorry about (any thing).
  • sighTo lament; to grieve.
  • sorrowTo feel or express grief.
  • afterthink
  • becryTo cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
  • bemoanTo be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
  • bewailTo wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
  • beweepTo weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
  • condole IndiaTo express deep sorrow; to grieve, to lament.
  • deploreTo bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
  • elegizeTo lament, as if in an elegy.
  • keenTo mourn.
  • mean Ireland, UKTo lament.
  • pineTo grieve or mourn for.
  • wailTo lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
  • aggrieve obsoleteTo grieve; to lament.
  • engrieve archaicTo grieve.
  • erme obsoleteTo grieve; to feel sad.
  • rue archaicTo feel sorrow or regret.
  • yearn obsolete
  • begrieve archaic, rareTo grieve over or about.
  • bemourn rareTo weep or mourn over.

Meaning of wayment

  1. verb To lament.
  2. noun Lamentation; grief.
  3. interjection Wait a minute.

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Questions about synonyms of wayment

What is another word for wayment?
Wayment has 33 synonyms on Word.ws, such as grieve, mourn, besorrow, darken, gloom, grieven, bleed and lament.
What does wayment mean?
Wayment means to lament.

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