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mourning
[ mawr-ning, mohr- ]
noun
- the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.
Antonyms:
- 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
/ ˈ³¾É”˲Ôɪŋ /
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
- ˈ³¾´Ç³Ü°ù²Ô¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾´Ç³Ü°ù²Ôi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾´Ç³Ü°ù²Ôi²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
On Tuesday, Myanmar held a minute of silence to remember victims, part of a week of national mourning.
We could see people mourning and desolate, but they did not want to speak to the media, fearing reprisals from the military government.
Some are beginning the early work of clearing rubble and laying to rest the bodies they find — a glimpse of the immense mourning that lies ahead.
The World Championships are being organised by the Boston skating club which is mourning the deaths of six members of its community in a plane crash in Washington in January.
“Misericordia,†both as a title and a film, would suggest a plunge into mourning or, to go by the Latin translation, something close to compassionate mercy.
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