CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE SERMON AT BENARES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the meaning of lamentation?
A
expression of sorrow
B
expression of gratefulness
C
expression of joy
D
expression of laughter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively : mourn.

Detailed explanation-2: -: an expression of sorrow, mourning, or regret : an act or instance of lamenting. a song of lamentation. … blending a lamentation over the effects of time with a kind of apologia for it.

Detailed explanation-3: -: deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved. : resultant unhappy or unpleasant state.

Detailed explanation-4: -From the Latin lamenta, meaning “weeping” or “wailing, ” lamentation means more than just shedding a few tears. Lamentation is when grief pours out. If you lose a nice pencil that’s no cause for lamentation, but if you lose all your money in a stock market crash, that might be.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some common synonyms of lament are bemoan, bewail, and deplore. While all these words mean “to express grief or sorrow for something, ” lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow.

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