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 The money will go toward his final arrangements and help cover travel costs for family members gathering to mourn him. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 The Madruga family released a statement Thursday afternoon mourning her death. — Michael McGough July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 Families were mourning two immigrants fatally shot by federal officers in the past 10 days. — David Nakamura, Washington Post, 17 July 2026 Wednesday evening, more than a hundred people gathered in a vigil to mourn him and protest ICE policies. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 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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  • The universe didn’t throw them together because Louis needed to grieve, and Regina needed saving.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Hull understood these families needed a place to go while their kids were alive, and a gentler place to grieve when their children died.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of grieve
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  • Fatma Chouchane, a volunteer at the Grand Mosque, lamented restrictions on women wearing Muslim headscarves in French schools and some workplaces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Critics, meanwhile, have lamented the loss of health insurance and food assistance for low-income households.
    — Linh Tat, Daily News, 17 July 2026
Definition of lament
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  • The Bills are going to regret replacing Sean McDermott with Joe Brady, and right out of the shoot, too, with their first five games coming against the Texans, Lions, Chargers, Patriots and Chargers.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • One of the most haunting shots is Odysseus sprinting out of Hades chased by an army of the dead who regret following him into battle.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 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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