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mourning

Mourning is a feeling and period of sadness after a loss.

(noun)

When your husband dies and you feel very sad and you spend a few weeks crying and feeling depressed over the loss, this is an example of a time when you are in mourning.

See mourning in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the actions or feelings of one who mourns; specif., the expression of grief at someone's death
black clothes, drapery, etc. worn or displayed as a conventional sign of grief for the dead
the period during which one mourns the dead

adjective

of or expressing mourning

Related Forms:

mourningly adverb

See mourning in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The actions or expressions of one who has suffered a bereavement.
Conventional outward signs of grief for the dead, such as a black armband or black clothes.
The period during which a death is mourned.

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