deep mourning

American  

noun

1. completely black mourning clothes made of a drab material.

   After her brother died, she was in deep mourning for a year.

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Etymology

Origin of deep mourning

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

Masoud Pezeshkian said the "cowardly assassination" had left Iran "in deep mourning", after Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Khatib in an air strike.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Dr. Sarah Loguen Fraser may not have been a household name in the United States at the time of her death, but when word reached Puerto Plata, there was deep mourning.

From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023

And politicians, many from Mr. Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, made their final appeals to voters before an election Sunday, in the shadow of deep mourning.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2022

That hasn’t eased the deep mourning of Bhat’s parents.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Proud of bearing so beautiful a gift the aged creature carried it to Procne, who was still wearing deep mourning for her sister and whose spirit was as mournful as her garments.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton