Synonyms for mourning
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation.
Related words
- Phrases
- mourning bride
Forms
- Plural
- mournings → grievings, lamentations, bereavements, griefs…
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To mourn is to feel or express sadness or distress because of some loss, affliction, or misfortune; mourning is thought of as prolonged, grief or regret may be transient.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- grief There are five stages of grief. Stage one: denial.
- grieving I'm still grieving from the death of my eldest son.
- bereavement I was very saddened by the news of your bereavement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mourning | rising | |
| grief | rising | |
| grieving | rising | |
| bereavement | rising | |
| lamentation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- black1, grief1, weeds1
- 6 letters
- sorrow2
- 8 letters
- grieving2
- 11 letters
- bereavement3, lamentation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorrow2 = 2 syllables).