mourning
The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regretThe act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation.
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Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation.
Trauer
плачplač, опла́киваниеoplákivanije, скорбьskorbʹ
скорбо́таskorbóta, жало́баžalóba
(countable, uncountable)The traditional clothes worn by those who mourn (in Western societies, typically coloured black).
Trauerkleidung, Trauerbekleidung
тра́урtráur
(countable, uncountable)Specifically, the act of expressing or feeling sorrow regarding a death or loss.
Trauer
плачplač, опла́киваниеoplákivanije, тра́урtráur
скорбо́таskorbóta, тра́урtráur, жало́баžalóba
More meanings 2
(countable, uncountable)A social state or period that acknowledges a recent bereavement, which may involve social withdrawal, the observance of customs or rituals related to bereavement, etc.
(countable, uncountable)A drape or covering associated with mourning.
- state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
- the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
Origin
By surface analysis, mourn + -ing.By surface analysis, mourn + -ing.
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Forms
plural: mourningsSynonyms
2 synonyms- state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one:bereavement
- the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief:lamentation
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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