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mourn
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- pronunciation:
- morn
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
mourns, mourning, mourned |
definition 1: |
to feel or show deep sorrow or grief, esp. for the dead; grieve.
The city mourned for the people who had lost their lives in the explosion.Fans of the rock-'n'-roll idol mourned over his death.Some citizens mourned while others celebrated at the news of the dictator's death.- synonyms:
- bemoan, bewail, grieve, sorrow
- antonyms:
- celebrate
- similar words:
- cry, keen, lament, sob, sweep, wail
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definition 2: |
to abide by conventional forms for acknowledging the death of a person, as by wearing black or the like.
The widow mourned for six months, avoiding all social gatherings and wearing only black. |
related words: |
ache |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to grieve over (a death or the dead).
He deeply mourned the death of his mother.The children mourned their father in different ways.- synonyms:
- lament, regret, weep
- similar words:
- bemoan, deplore
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definition 2: |
to feel or show great sorrow or regret over; deplore; bemoan.
She mourned the loss of her only close friendship.The citizens mourned the closing of the old town hall.- synonyms:
- bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament
- similar words:
- moan, regret, rue
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definition 3: |
to express with obvious grief.
"I have lost everything," he mourned.- similar words:
- deplore, sob
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related words: |
lose, moan, wail |
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