dirge

• Substantivo que designa um cântico ou composição musical fúnebre, solene e triste, geralmente executado em funerais ou em memória dos mortos; também pode indicar um lamento ou pranto.

A noun referring to a mournful or solemn song, piece of music, or lament, typically performed at a funeral or in remembrance of the dead.

1. Funeral songC1formal

   A slow, mournful piece of music or song, typically played or sung at a funeral.

   Canto fúnebre

   • The choir sang a solemn dirge at the memorial service.
   • The sound of the bagpipes playing a dirge echoed through the cemetery.
   • A traditional dirge was performed to honor the deceased.

   Sinônimoscoronachelegylamentmonodyrequiemthrenody

   Antônimosanthemcelebration

2. Sad or gloomy thingC2informal

   Something that is sad, gloomy, or depressing, often used metaphorically.

   Melancolia

   • The constant rain was a dirge for our vacation plans.
   • His speech was a dirge of complaints and regrets.
   • The abandoned factory stood as a dirge of the town's lost industry.

   Sinônimoscoronachelegyjeremiadkeenlamentmonodyrequiemthrenody