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mourning

[ mawr-ning, mohr- ]

noun

  1. the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.

    Antonyms:

  2. 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.
  3. the outward symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.
  4. the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or used in mourning.

mourning

/ ˈ³¾É”˲Ôɪŋ /

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. in mourning
    observing the conventions of mourning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to mourning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾´Ç³Ü°ù²Ô¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾´Ç³Ü°ù²Ôi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¾´Ç³Ü°ù²Ôi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mourning1

before 900; Middle English (noun, adj.); Old English murnung (noun). See mourn, -ing 1, -ing 2
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On Tuesday, Myanmar held a minute of silence to remember victims, part of a week of national mourning.

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We could see people mourning and desolate, but they did not want to speak to the media, fearing reprisals from the military government.

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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.

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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.

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“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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