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wailment

wailment noun: lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.

Noun

wailment (usually uncountable, plural wailments)

  1. (obsolete, usually) Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
    • wailment to all that are yet unborn !1693, John Hacket, Scrinia reserata
    Synonyms:
    bewailment

Synonyms of wailment

Forms of wailment

pluralwailments

Origin of wailment

From wail + -ment.

Questions about wailment

What does wailment mean?
Wailment means lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
What part of speech is wailment?
Wailment is a noun.
What is the plural of wailment?
The plural of wailment is wailments.

Words near wailment in the dictionary

  1. wailing
  2. wailing on
  3. Wailing Wall
  4. wailingly
  5. wailings
  6. wailment
  7. wailments
  8. wailo
  9. wails
  10. wails on
  11. wailsome

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