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mourning
[ mawr-ning, mohr- ]
noun
- the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.
Antonyms: rejoicing
- 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.
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 mourningobserving the conventions of mourning
adjective
- of or relating to mourning
Derived Forms
- ˈmourningly, adverb
Other Words From
- mourning·ly adverb
- un·mourning adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
He said that the NYPD will be in deepest mourning this Christmas season.
The late-November hacking of Sony, perhaps the most vicious episode of its kind, comes at the end of the period of mourning.
Now that the Confucian-inspired mourning period is over, the son is free to embark on his own programs and policies.
Soon after Abu Ein died, the Palestinian Authority announced three days of mourning.
A Fish and Wildlife special agent collected the bodies of two birds at the site, a redhead duck and a mourning dove.
The farewell and the mourning are finished by the slaughter of dogs, that the dying man may have forerunners in the other world.
I am thankful that prolonged mourning is out of date; it made a fright of me and was getting on my nerves.
Indeed, it made me understand for the first time that even a Bank Holiday need not be a day of wrath and mourning.
Looking through this hole, the king perceived an old man weeping, a man in mourning garb singing, and a nun or widow dancing.
Then through a hole in the door I saw an old man crying, a dancing nun, and a man in mourning singing.
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