wailment

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noun

Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.

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Meanings

nounwailment (usually uncountable, plural wailments)

plural wailments

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyLamentation; loud weeping; wailing.

    wailment to all that are yet unborn !

    1693, John Hacket, Scrinia reserata

    Synonyms: bewailment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLamentation; loud weeping; wailing.

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bewailment

Origin

From wail + -ment.

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wailment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wailment

MLA

“wailment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wailment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wailment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wailment.

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