mourning

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/ UK /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... grief grieving lamentation bereavement sorrow mourn

Opposites

celebration rejoicing joy

Word family

Related forms mourn mourner mournful

Etymology

From the verb mourn + -ing; mourn from Old English murnan ('to grieve, be anxious'), from Proto-Germanic *murnaną.

murnan Old English *murnaną Proto-Germanic

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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