lament

/luh-MENT/verb

to mourn or express grief; a passionate expression of grief

Fans lamented the closing of the old ground.
Synonyms
mourn, grieve, bewail
Antonyms
celebrate, rejoice
Memory hook
lamentum (wailing): grief spoken aloud.

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