mourning C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/ UK /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the expression of deep sorrow, especially for someone who has died The nation observed a week of mourning after the leader's death. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the expression of deep... griefgrievinglamentationbereavementsorrowmourn ↔ Opposites celebrationrejoicingjoy Word family Related forms mournmournermournful Etymology AI details From the verb mourn + -ing; mourn from Old English murnan ('to grieve, be anxious'), from Proto-Germanic *murnaną. murnan Old English *murnaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mourning **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. the expression of deep sorrow, especially for someone who has died ## Examples - The nation observed a week of mourning after the leader's death. ## Synonyms - grief - grieving - lamentation - bereavement - sorrow - mourn ## Antonyms - celebration - rejoicing - joy ## Related Forms - mourn - mourner - mournful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: murnan - Root: *murnaną ## Etymology From the verb mourn + -ing; mourn from Old English murnan ('to grieve, be anxious'), from Proto-Germanic *murnaną. ## AI Etymology Mourning comes from the verb mourn + -ing; mourn from Old English murnan ('to grieve, be anxious'), from Proto-Germanic *murnaną. The etymological trail includes Old English murnan, Proto-Germanic *murnaną. The same word family includes mourn, mourner, mournful. Its current noun use means "the expression of deep sorrow, especially for someone who has died". ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown