mourn

verb

ˈmȯrn How to pronounce mourn (audio)
Definition of mournnext
1
as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

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2
as in to lament
to feel or express sorrow for an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater

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Recent Examples of mourn Max’s child actually lived, growing nearly into adulthood while Max spent his life mourning him; in a bitter irony, Max killed him in the chaos that ensued at the Cady family boat at the start of the finale. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 31 July 2026 The Atlanta Falcons are mourning the loss of Cristina Ulbrich, the wife of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, who died after a battle with cancer. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Further, for a couple like the Warners, who had kept their relationship private, this matter has drawn unwanted attention to a family mourning a tragic loss. — Morgan Mouchette, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 More than mourning For most Shiites, Husayn’s martyrdom is more than a historical tragedy. — Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mourn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourn
  1. grieve
  2. lament
  3. regret
  4. bewail
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  • Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Peter trying to have a normal holiday while grieving Tony, Mysterio’s deception, and the post-credits scene that blows Peter’s life apart — all of it feeds into where the new film finds him.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • Abdelkader lamented what happened, but said that those who breached the border behaved relatively well.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Even with Peter lamenting the loss of his mentor Tony Stark, high-school high jinks keep the storytelling lighthearted, while Jake Gyllenhaal makes an over-the-top splash as enigmatic supervillain Mysterio.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of lament
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  • The bet was clearly a lighthearted joke between friends, but after posting it, the WNBA seems to have regretted the optics of the league promoting two players gambling on a game, which is prohibited in the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • To that end, Mayfield suggested the Buccaneers will ultimately regret not reaching an extension with him ahead of this season.
    — Jim Ayello, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of regret
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  • The grandmother would flee, and Billy would smite his chest and in Old Testament tones bewail his sinful life.
    — Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Now Gove’s remark became the source of the ashen taste in the mouths of Remoaner metropolitan elites bewailing how provincial troglodytes, geriatrics, and Little Englanders had dashed their rationalist, internationalist dreams.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 8 Apr. 2020
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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