mourn
[verb]
Synonyms: grieve, bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament, rue, wail, weep

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Contrasted words: delight, gladden, please, rejoice

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mourn /mɔːn $ mɔːrn/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Language: Old English; Origin: murnan]

1. to feel very sad and to miss someone after they have died Synonym : grieve for:
Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the slain president.
mourn for
They mourned for their children, killed in the war.
mourn sb’s death/loss/passing
She still mourns the death of her husband.

2. to feel very sad because something no longer exists or is no longer as good as it used to be:
The old steam trains were much loved, and we all mourn their passing.

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