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1. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
   "mourning of hope";
   - bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, sorrowing

1. State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
   - bereavement
    
2. The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
   - lamentation

1. Feel sadness
   "She is mourning her dead child"
    
2. Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one

Sounds like: mor

Derived forms: mournings

See also: sorrowful

Type of: activity, celebrate, expression, grieve, keep, manifestation, observe, reflection, reflexion [Brit], sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness, tristesse [literary]

Encyclopedia: Mourning, Alonzo