Synonyms for mourning
ˈmɔr nɪŋ, ˈmoʊr-mourn·ing

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1. mourning

   Grief is acute mental pain resulting from loss, misfortune, or deep disappointment. Grief is more acute and less enduring than sorrow. Sorrow and grief are for definite cause; sadness and melancholy may arise from a vague sense of want or loss, from a low state of health, or other ill-defined cause; sadness may be momentary; melancholy is more enduring, and may become chronic. Affliction expresses a deep heart-sorrow and is applied also to the misfortune producing such sorrow; mourning most frequently denotes sorrow publicly expressed, or the public expression of such sorrow as may reasonably be expected; as, it is common to observe thirty days of mourning on the death of an officer of state.

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   Synonyms:
   affliction, distress, grief, melancholy, regret, sadness, sorrow, tribulation, trouble, wo

   Preposition:
   Grief at a loss; for a friend.

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1. mourning, bereavementnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   lamentation, bereavement

   Antonyms:
   joyful

2. lamentation, mourningadjective

   the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

   Synonyms:
   plaint, lamentation, lament, wail, bereavement

   Antonyms:
   joyful

3. bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)adjective

   sorrowful through loss or deprivation

   "bereft of hope"

   Antonyms:
   joyful

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1. • Sorrow

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1. mourningnoun

   Synonyms:
   lamentation, sorrow, grief

2. mourningnoun

   Synonyms:
   weeds, symbol of sorrow

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1. mourningnoun

   Synonyms:
   sorrow, grief, bereavement, weeds

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1. List of paraphrases for "mourning":

   haddad, bereavement, grieving, grief, al-haddad, weeping, sorrowing, condolences, crying, mourn, duel, hadad, sorrow, blacksmith

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1. Sunrise Movement:

   For many Indigenous persons, today is a day of mourning and of loss, it's important that we take time to honor our Indigenous family by learning about the native land we all occupy.

2. Patrick Johnson:

   I immediately broke down and wept, i'm not even from this community but I'm hurting. It makes you think about your own kids. It makes you realize it could've been you mourning your children.

3. Kisha James:

   We want to educate people so that they understand the stories we all learned in school about the first Thanksgiving are nothing but lies. Wampanoag and other Indigenous people have certainly not lived happily ever after since the arrival of the Pilgrims, to us, Thanksgiving is a day of mourning, because we remember the millions of our ancestors who were murdered by uninvited European colonists such as the Pilgrims. Today, we and many Indigenous people around the country say, ‘No Thanks, No Giving.’.

4. Greg Abbott:

   The act of evil that occurred in Santa Fe has deeply touched the core of who we are as Texans, in the midst of such tragedy, we pray for the victims and those mourning in Santa Fe, while we work to ensure swift and meaningful action to protect our students in schools across our state. I ask all Texans to join in holding a moment of silence tomorrow morning to remember the victims, their families, and first responders of the attack that took place at Santa Fe High School.

5. Catherine Haddon:

   The idea that institutions like the BBC and the government go into days of mourning and a public-facing role of obeyance clearly confuses a lot of people, and the fact we've been hearing personal recollections from members of the family suggest they probably know this.