noun
- State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one.
- synonyms: bereavement
- The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief.
- synonyms: lamentation
verb
- Feel sadness.
- usage: "She is mourning her dead child"
- synonyms: mourn
- Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one.
- synonyms: mourn
adjective
- Sorrowful through loss or deprivation.
- usage: "bereft of hope"
- synonyms: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, sorrowing
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