mourn

mourn

verb

Definition of MOURN

1

to feel deep sadness or mental pain <we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death>

Synonyms agonize, anguish, bleed, hurt, mourn, sorrow, suffer

Related Words ache, long (for), pine (away), sigh, smart; rack, torment, torture; bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament, rue; bawl, blubber, cry, groan, howl, keen, moan, sob, take on, wail, weep, yammer, yowl; languish; regret

Near Antonyms beam, cheer, crow, delight, exult, glory, joy, laugh, ravish, rejoice, triumph; assure, cheer, comfort, commiserate, console, reassure, solace, soothe, sympathize

2

to feel or express sorrow for <an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater>

Synonyms bemoan, bewail, deplore, grieve (for), mourn, wail (for)

Related Words elegize; cry (for), keen, moan, weep; regret, rue; bawl, blubber, sob; agonize, bleed, hurt, sorrow, suffer

Near Antonyms beam, cheer, grin, laugh, smile

Antonyms delight, exult (in), glory (in), joy, rejoice (in)