mourning
[noun]
Synonyms:
- grieving, bereavement, grief, lamentation, weeping, woe
- black, sackcloth and ashes, widow's weeds

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mourn‧ing /ˈmɔːnɪŋ $ ˈmɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]

1. great sadness because someone has died:
The Armenian authorities declared May 29 a national day of mourning.
in mourning (=feeling great sadness)
It was the custom to visit those in mourning and sit quietly with them.

2. black clothes worn to show that you are very sad that someone has died:
She was recently widowed and wearing mourning.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mourning
noun
I. sadness about sb's death
ADJ. deep | national, official
VERB + MOURNING be in, go into He was in deep mourning for his dead wife.
MOURNING + NOUN clothes
PHRASES a day/period of mourning a day of mourning for the victims of the tragedy
a state of mourning

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

mourning
II. clothes
ADJ. full
VERB + MOURNING wear
PREP. in ~ She was still in full mourning six months after her son's death.

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