mourn[verb]Synonyms: grieve, bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament, rue, wail, weep
Contrasted words: delight, gladden, please, rejoice
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mourn /mɔːn $ mɔːrn/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Language: Old English;
Origin: murnan]
1. to feel very sad and to miss someone after they have died
Synonym : grieve for:
Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the slain president.mourn for They mourned for their children, killed in the war.mourn sb’s death/loss/passing She still mourns the death of her husband.2. to feel very sad because something no longer exists or is no longer as good as it used to be:
The old steam trains were much loved, and we all mourn their passing. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲