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

Derived Forms

• laˈmentedly, adverb

Other Words From

• la·mented·ly adverb
• quasi-la·mented adjective
• unla·mented adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamented¹

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

Example Sentences

"Sharpness is something which comes with matches and although I haven't played in a while, it will be good to find out," said Raducanu, who lamented not playing enough matches before her painful US Open first-round exit in August.

From BBC

Steve Gonzalez, a California Department of Fish and Wildlife information officer, lamented that his office’s bear wrangler was sick and that his department did not have on-the-ground personnel to help.

From Los Angeles Times

Verse, however, lamented missing an opportunity to bring down Tagovailoa on a play that resulted in a long completion.

From Los Angeles Times

“They didn’t jump on it fast enough,” said Mike Lux, a Democratic strategist who defended Biden’s record but lamented that it failed to connect with working-class voters.

From Salon

In an editorial, Le Monde, the leading French newspaper, lamented the return of a U.S. leader who “reserves his harshest words for his allies but spares the autocrats, who are seen as partners rather than adversaries.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bemoan
• deplore
• regret