definition

mourn
–verb (used without object) 1. to feel or express sorrow or grief.
2. to grieve or lament for the dead.
3. to show the conventional or usual signs of sorrow over a person's death.
–verb (used with object) 4. to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
5. to grieve or lament over (the dead).
6. to utter in a sorrowful manner.


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[Origin: bef. 900; ME mo(u)rnen, OE murnan; c. OHG mornén, ON morna, Goth maurnan]


—Synonyms 1. bewail, bemoan. See grieve.
—Antonyms 1. laugh, rejoice.