Definition of 'mourning'
1. uncountable noun
The period of mourning and bereavement may be long.
Expect to feel angry, depressed and confused. It's all part of the mourning process.
Human rights groups declared what they called a day of mourning and protest.
2.
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in mourning
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mourning in British English
adjective
5.
of or relating to mourning
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mourningly (ˈmourningly) adverb
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mourning in American English
noun
1.
the actions or feelings of one who mourns; specif., the
expression of grief at someone's death
3.
the period during which one mourns the dead
adjective
4.
of or
expressing mourning
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mourning
British English: mourning
/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ NOUN
Mourning is behaviour in which you show sadness about a person's death.
The period of mourning and bereavement may be long.
- American English: mourning
- Arabic: حَدَّادٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: luto
- Chinese: 哀悼
- Croatian: tugovanje
- Czech: smutek po úmrtí
- Danish: sorg
- Dutch: rouw
- European Spanish: luto
- Finnish: sureminen
- French: deuil
- German: Trauer
- Greek: πένθος
- Italian: cordoglio
- Japanese: 悲嘆
- Korean: 애도
- Norwegian: sorg
- Polish: opłakiwanie
- European Portuguese: luto
- Romanian: doliu
- Russian: траур
- Latin American Spanish: luto
- Swedish: sorg
- Thai: การไว้ทุกข์
- Turkish: matem
- Ukrainian: жалоба
- Vietnamese: sự thương tiếc
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