Mourn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feel sadness

observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɔːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɔːn/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈɔːɹn/.

Examples

She is mourning her dead child

Parts of Speech

verb	feel sadness “She is mourning her dead child”
verb	observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one

Word Forms

mourner	noun	a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
mourning	noun	state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trauern

fühle Traurigkeit

🇫🇷French

pleurer

ressentir de la tristesse

🇪🇸Spanish

llorar

sentir tristeza

🇮🇹Italian

essere in lutto

provare tristezza

🇳🇱Dutch

rouwen

verdriet voelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

lamentar

sinta tristeza

🇷🇺Russian

скорбеть

чувствовать грусть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विलाप

दुःख महसूस करो

🇧🇩Bengali

শোক

দুঃখ অনুভব করা

🇮🇳Tamil

புலம்புகின்றனர்

சோகத்தை உணர்கிறேன்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుఃఖించండి

విచారాన్ని అనుభవిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

शोक

दुःख वाटते

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોક

ઉદાસી અનુભવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೋಕಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിലപിക്കുന്നു

ദുഃഖം തോന്നുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਗ

ਉਦਾਸੀ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماتم

اداسی محسوس کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哀悼

感到悲伤

🇯🇵Japanese

嘆く

悲しみを感じる

🇰🇷Korean

애도하다

슬픔을 느끼다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thương tiếc

cảm thấy buồn

🇹🇭Thai

ไว้ทุกข์

รู้สึกเศร้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

meratapi

merasakan kesedihan

🇵🇭Filipino

magdalamhati

makaramdam ng kalungkutan

🇲🇾Malay

meratapi

rasa sedih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نحزن

يشعر بالحزن

🇮🇷Persian

عزاداری

احساس غم و اندوه

🇹🇷Turkish

yas tutmak

üzüntü hissetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְאַבֵּל

להרגיש עצב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'mourn'?

The primary meaning of 'mourn' is 'feel sadness'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mourn' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'mourn' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mourn' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mourn' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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