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DictionarymournSorrow over loss
verb

mourn

MORN/mɔːrn/

To feel or express sorrow over a loss.

She mourns beside the grave with tears on her cheeks.

A visibly grieving woman kneels beside a grave, tears on her cheeks and shoulders bowed, resting one hand on the headstone with flowers laid at its base.
Etymology
mournOld Englishto feel or express sorrow

Old English murnan covered sorrow, regret, and even anxious concern. The selected sense focuses that broader sorrow on death or loss, including outward displays of grief.

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More examples

  • They mourned the loss of their friend.
  • The community is mourning together.
  • He still mourns the vanished neighborhood.

Forms

mourn · mourns · mourned · mourning

Similar words

grieve
Grieve emphasizes sorrow rather than its outward expression.
lament
Lament emphasizes expressed regret or sorrow.