mourn

Meaning

Verb

1. To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
2. To utter in a sorrowful manner.
3. To wear mourning.

Noun

1. Sorrow, grief.
2. A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.

Concepts

mourn

grieve

lament

cry

weep

sorrow

bewail

in mourning

wail

regret

sad

deplore

be sad

groan

grieve for

bemoan

condole

sadden

be sorrowful

moan

complain

grieve over

be disconsolate

pine away

cry over

sob

mourn for

mourn over

miserable

funeral

pity

be in sorrow

be oppressed

be sorrow-stricken

be depressed

be grieved

be melancholic

be attached to

miss

shed tears

be sorry

coo

growl

hum

purr

roar

rue

lamentation

anguish

grief

pain

praise

weep over

distressed

alarmed

worry

depressed

downhearted

feel sad

grow sad

cry loudly

death

care about

cries

rage

darkness

lose

feeble

ulcer

bind

destroy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɔɹn/

Etymology

From Middle English mornen, mournen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic *murnaną. Cognate with French morne (“gloomy”).