Verbal Ability - Synonyms - Discussion

How lament and console are related?

What is meant by complain simply?

Main Entry: lament / lamentation

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: grief, complaint

Synonyms: complaining, dirge, elegy, grieving, jeremiad, keen, keening, lament, moan, moaning, mourning, plaint, requiem, sob, sobbing, sorrow, tears, threnody, ululation, wail, wailing, weeping

Antonyms: celebration, enjoyment, praise

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Main Entry: lament

Part of Speech: verb

Definition: to mourn or grieve deeply

Synonyms: bawl, beat one's breast, bemoan, bewail, bleed, cry, deplore, eat one's heart out, howl, hurt, kick self, moan, rain, regret, repine, rue, sing, sob, sorrow, take it hard, wail, weep

Notes: bemoan is motivated when pity or grief is over an event that is joined to a consequence, whereas lament is motivated when the grief is over the event itself

Antonyms: celebrate, compliment, laud, praise

Lament - Passionate expression of grief.

Complain - express dissatisfaction, state of grievance concerning.

Comment - brief explanatory remark, criticism.

Condone - forgive/overlook.

Console - comfort, esp in grief or disappointment.

Therefore answer: Lament = complain.

Answer should be console.

Lament :- To express sadness and feeling sorry for something.

Hi, can anyone explain four words clearly?

Console is the opposite of lament.

Console means to make someone happier when they are sad.

This is solved by elimination.

condone : is to excuse, forgive, forget etc.

comment: (self - explanatory)

console : is to try cheering someone.

so, lament - meaning to mourn, grieve deeply, bawl, howl etc suits best with complain

Lament means a cry of sorrow and grief.

Synonyms are bemoan, bewail, elegy.