mourning

sorrowing or lamentation: She couldn’t stop mourning the loss of her dog.

Not to be confused with:

morning – early day: We leave early tomorrow morning.

mourn·ing

(môr′nĭng)

1. The actions or expressions of one who has suffered a bereavement.

2. Conventional outward signs of grief for the dead, such as a black armband or black clothes.

3. The period during which a death is mourned.

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mourning

(ˈmɔːnɪŋ)

1. the act or feelings of one who mourns; grief

2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the conventional symbols of grief, such as the wearing of black

3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the period of time during which a death is officially mourned

4. (Anthropology & Ethnology) in mourning observing the conventions of mourning

adj

(Anthropology & Ethnology) of or relating to mourning

ˈmourningly adv

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mourn•ing

(ˈmɔr nɪŋ, ˈmoʊr-)

n.

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

2. the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person's death, esp. by the wearing of black, the hanging of flags at half-mast, etc.

3. the symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.

4. the period during which a bereft person grieves.

[before 900]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	mourning - state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one bereavement sorrowfulness, sadness, sorrow - the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"
	2.	mourning - the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief lamentation activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" expression, reflexion, reflection, manifestation - expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
Adj.	1.	mourning - sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" bereaved, grief-stricken, grieving, sorrowing, bereft sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13

mourning

noun

1. grieving, grief, bereavement, weeping, woe, lamentation, keening The period of mourning and bereavement may be long.

2. black, weeds, sackcloth and ashes, widow's weeds Yesterday the whole country was in mourning.

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Translations

ثِياب الحِدادحِدادحَدَّادٌ

smuteksmuteční šaty

sorgsørgedragt

Trauer Trauerkleidung

πένθος

luto

sureminen

deuil

tugovanje

gyászruha

sorgsorgarklæîi

lutto compianto cordoglio

悲嘆

애도

rouw

sorg sørgedrakt sørgeklær

opłakiwanie

luto

траур

smútočné šaty

žalovanje

sorg

การไว้ทุกข์

matemmatem elbisesiyas

sự thương tiếc

哀悼丧服

mourning

[ˈmɔːnɪŋ]

A. N → luto m, duelo m; (= dress) → luto m
to be in mourning (for sb) → estar de luto or duelo (por algn)
to wear mourning → llevar luto
to come out of mourning → dejar el luto
to plunge a town into mourning → poner de luto a una ciudad

B. CPD mourning clothes NPL → luto m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mourning

[ˈmɔː^rnɪŋ] n → deuil m
to be in mourning → être en deuil
a day of mourning → une journée de deuil

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mourning

n (= act) → Trauer f, → Trauern nt → (of um); (with wailing) → Wehklage f; (= period etc) → Trauerzeit f; (= dress) → Trauer(kleidung) f; to be in mourning for somebody → um jdn trauern; (= wear mourning) → Trauer tragen; to come out of mourning → die Trauer ablegen; to go into mourning → trauern; (= wear mourning) → Trauer anlegen; next Tuesday has been declared a day of national mourning → für den kommenden Dienstag wurde Staatstrauer angeordnet

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mourning

[ˈmɔːnɪŋ]

1. n → lutto
to be in mourning → essere in lutto
to wear mourning → portare il lutto

2. adj (dress) → da lutto

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mourn

(moːn) verb

to have or show great sorrow eg for a person who has died. She mourned (for) her dead son.

ˈmourner noun

The mourners stood round the graveside.

ˈmournful adjective

feeling or showing sorrow. a mournful expression.

ˈmournfully adverb

ˈmourning noun

1. grief shown eg because of someone's death.

2. black or dark-coloured clothes suitable for a mourner. She was wearing mourning.

mourning

→ حَدَّادٌ smutek sorg Trauer πένθος luto sureminen deuil tugovanje cordoglio 悲嘆 애도 rouw sorg opłakiwanie luto траур sorg การไว้ทุกข์ matem sự thương tiếc 哀悼

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