mourning
noun/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/
/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the feeling of being sad that you have and show because somebody has died synonym grief
- mourning (for somebody) The government announced a day of national mourning for the victims.
- in mourning (for somebody) She was still in mourning for her husband.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- national
- official
- …
- be in
- go into
- clothes
- a day of mourning
- a period of mourning
- a state of mourning
- …
- clothes that people wear to show that they are sad at somebody’s death
- The king was dressed in mourning.
- She was still in full mourning six months after her son's death.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- wear
- in mourning
Check pronunciation:
mourning