mourn

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

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

Synonyms

grieve

lament

cry

😢

weep

sorrow

bewail

in mourning

wail

regret

sad

☹️

deplore

be sad

groan

bemoan

grieve for

sadden

condole

be sorrowful

moan

complain

pity

grieve over

sob

😭

funeral

mourn over

cry over

be disconsolate

mourn for

miserable

pine away

grow sad

shed tears

weep over

death

💀

grief

pain

feel sad

be in sorrow

be melancholic

alarmed

be sorrow-stricken

anguish

be sorry

bind

coo

cries

darkness

depressed

destroy

distressed

Translations

trauern

llorar

😢

pleurer

😢

θρηνώ

lamentar

rouwen

betreuren

rimpiangere

regretter

bewenen

beklagen

lamentar

piangere

ندب

πενθώ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɔɹn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mornen

Inherited from Old English: murnan

Cognate with French: morne

In summary

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