lamented

[luh-men-tid]

adjective

1. mourned for, as a person who is dead.

   Our late lamented friend.

lamented

/ ləˈmɛntɪd /

adjective

1. grieved for or regretted (often in the phrase late lamented )

   our late lamented employer

Other Word Forms

• lamentedly adverb
• quasi-lamented adjective
• unlamented adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamented¹

First recorded in 1605–15; lament + -ed ²

Example Sentences

He lamented that he wouldn’t have time to visit Walt Disney World and Universal’s new Epic Universe.

From Los Angeles Times

Many doctors lamented how once-clear vaccine guidelines have become muddled and confusing.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are not masters in our own house,” one Fed bank governor lamented.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2018, the family featured on Channel Nine's A Current Affair programme, where they lamented about their "neighbours from hell" at a previous property, who were intimidating and disruptive.

From BBC

Virgle Osborne, the House Republican whip, lamented in a May press release: “These wildfire maps have cost people property values, insurance increases, and many heartaches.”

From Salon

Related Words

• bemoan 
• deplore 
• regret