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noun
- 1. the expression of sorrow for someone's death: "she's still in mourning after the death of her husband" Similar
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1. : the act of sorrowing. She is still in mourning for her dead husband. 2. a. : an outward sign (such as black clothes or an armband) of grief for a person's death. lots of people there, and only one man in full mourning Arnold Bennett. b. : a period of time during which signs of grief are shown.
MOURNING definition: 1. great sadness felt because someone has died: 2. the usually black clothes that are worn in some…. Learn more.
Mourning definition: the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.. See examples of MOURNING used in a sentence.
Mourning is an expression of grief or a time of grieving that follows a loved one's death or other serious loss. Depression, confusion, even losing interest in friends and social activities all can occur when someone is in mourning.
: to feel or express grief or sorrow. When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn. 2. : to show the customary signs of grief for a death. especially : to wear mourning. mourned for thirty days in black clothes. 3. : to murmur mournfully used especially of doves. transitive verb. 1. : to feel or express grief or sorrow for.
noun. 1. the act or feelings of one who mourns; grief. 2. the conventional symbols of grief, such as the wearing of black. 3. the period of time during which a death is officially mourned. 4. See in mourning. adjective. 5. of or relating to mourning. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
the feeling of being sad that you have and show because somebody has died synonym grief The government announced a day of national mourning for the victims. She was still in mourning for her husband.
to feel or express deep sadness, esp. because of someone’s death: [ T ] Frank is mourning the death of his father.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use mourning in a sentence He said that the NYPD will be in deepest mourning this Christmas season.
1. the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing; lamentation. 2. the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person's death, esp. by the wearing of black, the hanging of flags at half-mast, etc. 3. the symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.
