lamentation
/ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
Middle School
1
The act of lamenting.
2
A sorrowful cry; a lament.
3
Specifically, mourning.
4
lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
5
A group of swans.