mourn

American  

[mawrn, mohrn] / mɔrn, moʊrn /

verb (used without object)

1. to feel or express sorrow or grief.

   Synonyms:

   bemoan, bewail

   Antonyms:

   rejoice, laugh

2. to grieve or lament for the dead.

3. to show the conventional or usual signs of sorrow over a person's death.

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verb (used with object)

1. to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.

2. to grieve or lament over (the dead).

3. to utter in a sorrowful manner.

mourn British  

/ mɔːn /

verb

1. to feel or express sadness for the death or loss of (someone or something)

2. (intr) to observe the customs of mourning, as by wearing black

3. (tr) to grieve over (loss or misfortune)

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Related Words

See grieve.

Other Word Forms

• overmourn verb
• unmourned adjective

Etymology

Origin of mourn

First recorded before 900; Middle English mo(u)rnen, Old English murnan; cognate with Old High German mornēn, Old Norse morna, Gothic maurnan

Example Sentences

The events have been held in several cities across the country to mourn the thousands killed during the deadliest nights of protests on 8 and 9 January.

From BBC

Residents of Chicago, Illinois, are mourning the loss of US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who died at age 84, surrounded by family, according to a statement released by his relatives.

From BBC

Shortly after his death was announced, politicians and other public figures took to social media to mourn the loss of Jackson.

From BBC

The local authority said it was providing support to the victims and it declared three days of mourning.

From BBC

Fans quickly took to social media to mourn the loss of a “legendary” actor whose work helped define modern American cinema.

From Salon

Related Words

• ache
• agonize
• bemoan
• complain
• cry
• deplore
• fret
• grieve
• lament
• moan
• regret
• sob
• wail
• weep
• yearn