mourning
[ mawr-ning, mohr- ]
/ ˈmɔr nɪŋ, ˈmoʊr- /
noun
the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.
the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person's death, especially by the wearing of black clothes or a black armband, the hanging of flags at half-mast, etc.
the outward symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.
the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments.
adjective
of, relating to, or used in mourning.
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RELATED WORDS
grief, weeping, darkness, aching, wailing, bereavement, languishing, crying, woe, lamenting, blackness, keening, repining, lamentation, moaning, pining, grieving
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Origin of mourning
mourn
[ mawrn, mohrn ]
/ mɔrn, moʊrn /
verb (used without object)
to feel or express sorrow or grief.
to grieve or lament for the dead.
to show the conventional or usual signs of sorrow over a person's death.
verb (used with object)
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
to grieve or lament over (the dead).
to utter in a sorrowful manner.
Origin of mourn
before 900; Middle English mo(u)rnen, Old English murnan; cognate with Old High German mornēn, Old Norse morna, Gothic maurnan
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Examples from the Web for mourning
mourning
/ (ˈmɔːnɪŋ) /
noun
the act or feelings of one who mourns; grief
the conventional symbols of grief, such as the wearing of black
the period of time during which a death is officially mourned
in mourning observing the conventions of mourning
adjective
of or relating to mourning
mourn
/ (mɔːn) /
verb
to feel or express sadness for the death or loss of (someone or something)
(intr) to observe the customs of mourning, as by wearing black
(tr) to grieve over (loss or misfortune)
Word Origin for mourn
Old English murnan; compare Old High German mornēn to be troubled, Gothic maurnan to grieve, Greek mermeros worried
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