mourning
Americannoun
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the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.
- Antonyms:
- rejoicing
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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.
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the outward symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.
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the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments.
adjective
noun
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the act or feelings of one who mourns; grief
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the conventional symbols of grief, such as the wearing of black
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the period of time during which a death is officially mourned
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observing the conventions of mourning
adjective
Other Word Forms
- mourningly adverb
- unmourning adjective
Etymology
Origin of mourning
before 900; Middle English (noun, adj.); Old English murnung (noun). See mourn, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The thousands who did gather in the centre of Iran's capital were instead mourning Khamenei's death, according to AFP journalists.
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Hundreds of protesters in Iraq, which officially declared three days of mourning for Khamenei, also tried to storm the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, where the US embassy is located.
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While many ski towns have spent years mourning the rise of corporate conglomerates swallowing mom-and-pop owners, a growing faction in Telluride was pushing in the opposite direction.
The crushing response sent society into shock and mourning, in an atmosphere of silence, bewilderment, anger and uncertainty about the future.
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The crushing response sent society into shock and mourning, in an atmosphere of silence, bewilderment, anger and uncertainty about the future.
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