Mourning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔːɹnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɔːnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɔːnɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɔːɹnɪŋ/.

Examples

She is mourning her dead child
bereft of hope

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grief-stricken mourn bereaved lamentation bereavement grieving bereft sorrowing

Parts of Speech

noun	state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
noun	the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
verb	feel sadness “She is mourning her dead child”
verb	observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
adjective	sorrowful through loss or deprivation “bereft of hope”

Word Forms

mourn	verb	feel sadness
bereave	verb	deprive through death
lament	verb	express grief verbally
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

Trauer

Zustand der Trauer über den Tod oder Weggang eines geliebten Menschen

🇫🇷French

deuil

état de tristesse face au décès ou au départ d'un proche

🇪🇸Spanish

luto

Estado de tristeza por la muerte o partida de un ser querido.

🇮🇹Italian

lutto

stato di dolore per la morte o la partenza di una persona cara

🇳🇱Dutch

rouwen

toestand van verdriet over de dood of het vertrek van een dierbare

🇵🇹Portuguese

luto

estado de tristeza pela morte ou partida de um ente querido

🇷🇺Russian

траур

состояние скорби по поводу смерти или ухода близкого человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोक

किसी प्रियजन की मृत्यु या वियोग पर दुःख की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

শোক

প্রিয়জনের মৃত্যু বা প্রস্থানের জন্য দুঃখের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

துக்கம்

நேசிப்பவரின் மரணம் அல்லது புறப்பாடு பற்றிய துக்க நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతాపం

ప్రియమైన వ్యక్తి మరణం లేదా నిష్క్రమణపై విచారం యొక్క స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

शोक

एखाद्या प्रिय व्यक्तीचा मृत्यू किंवा निघून गेल्याबद्दल दुःखाची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોક

કોઈ પ્રિય વ્યક્તિના મૃત્યુ અથવા પ્રસ્થાન પર દુઃખની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತಾಪ

ಪ್ರೀತಿಪಾತ್ರರ ಸಾವು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಗಮನದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ದುಃಖದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിലാപം

പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട ഒരാളുടെ മരണത്തിലോ വേർപാടിലോ ഉള്ള ദുഃഖം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਗ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜ਼ੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਦਾ ਹੋਣ 'ਤੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماتم

کسی عزیز کی موت یا رخصتی پر غم کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丧

因亲人去世或离开而感到悲伤的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

哀悼の意

愛する人の死または別れに対する悲しみの状態

🇰🇷Korean

비탄

사랑하는 사람의 죽음이나 이별에 대한 슬픔의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tang chế

trạng thái đau buồn trước cái chết hoặc sự ra đi của một người thân yêu

🇹🇭Thai

การไว้ทุกข์

สภาวะโศกเศร้าต่อความตายหรือการจากไปของบุคคลอันเป็นที่รัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

duka

keadaan berduka atas kematian atau kepergian orang yang dicintai

🇵🇭Filipino

pagluluksa

estado ng kalungkutan sa pagkamatay o pag-alis ng isang mahal sa buhay

🇲🇾Malay

berkabung

keadaan kesedihan atas kematian atau pemergian orang yang disayangi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحداد

حالة من الحزن على وفاة أو رحيل أحد أفراد أسرته

🇮🇷Persian

عزاداری

حالت غم و اندوه از مرگ یا رفتن یکی از عزیزان

🇹🇷Turkish

yas

Sevilen birinin ölümü veya ayrılmasından dolayı duyulan üzüntü durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֵבֶל

מצב של צער על מותו או עזיבתו של אדם אהוב

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The primary meaning of 'mourning' is 'state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one'.

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