laments

Noun

• a cry of sorrow and grief
  • "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
• a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
• a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
• plural of lament

Verb

• express grief verbally
• regret strongly

Synonyms

bemoan, bewail, coronach, deplore, dirge, elegy, keen, lament, lamentation, plaint, requiem, threnody, wail