MOURNING Definition & Meaning

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mourning

[ mawr-ning, mohr- ]

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noun

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

/ ˈ��ɔː��ɪŋ /

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 mourning
observing the conventions of mourning

adjective

of or relating to mourning

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Derived Forms

ˈ��ǳܰ��Ծ��Բ��, adverb

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��ǳܰ��i�Բ�·�� adverb
�ܲ�·��ǳܰ��i�Բ� adjective

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51�Թ� 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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Bloom, whose day’s journey takes him to the funeral of a friend, is still mourning his son, Rudy, who died shortly after birth.

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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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