lamentation

mourning (More common; often refers to the period or customs after a death.) | grief (The feeling itself rather than the expressed display.) | wailing (Specifically loud crying or howling sounds.)

rejoicing (An expression of happiness rather than sorrow.) | celebration (A joyful public response instead of mourning.)

cries of lamentation |public lamentation |loud lamentation |a lamentation for the dead |lamentation over a loss |echo with lamentation |scenes of lamentation |weep and lamentation |an outpouring of lamentation |mournful lamentation

emotions |communication |death |relationships

complaint (More neutral and common; usually less dramatic.) | protest (More active and often connected to public disagreement or politics.) | grumbling (More informal and quieter; suggests irritation.)

acceptance (A calm willingness to live with the situation instead of complaining.) | approval (A positive response rather than dissatisfaction.)

political lamentation |endless lamentation |public lamentation about costs |lamentation over delays |lamentation about the economy |a chorus of lamentation |constant lamentation |general lamentation |familiar lamentation |a round of lamentation

communication |problems |society

elegy (A well-known literary term for a poem of mourning, often more formal.) | dirge (A slow, sorrowful song, especially for a funeral.)

paean (A song or piece of writing expressing praise or joy.) | ode (Often celebrates or praises rather than mourns.)

a lamentation for the fallen |a lyrical lamentation |an ancient lamentation |a funeral lamentation |a lamentation poem |a lamentation song |a written lamentation |a traditional lamentation

literature |music |emotions |death