MOURNING Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word mourning. (close relations)
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| bereavement | nounn | |||||
noun • state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one | ||||||
| dirge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | ||||||
| elegy | nounn | |||||
noun • a mournful poem; a lament for the dead | ||||||
| funereal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial | ||||||
| grieving | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • sorrowful through loss or deprivation | ||||||
| lament | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a cry of sorrow and grief • a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person • a mournful poem; a lament for the dead verb • express grief verbally • regret strongly | ||||||
| lamentable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • bad; unfortunate | ||||||
| lamentation | nounn | |||||
noun • a cry of sorrow and grief • the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief | ||||||
| melancholy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a feeling of thoughtful sadness • a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed • a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy adjective satellite • characterized by or causing or expressing sadness • grave or even gloomy in character | ||||||
| sadness | nounn | |||||
noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • the state of being sad • the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness | ||||||
| sorrow | nounn | |||||
noun • an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement • sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment • something that causes great unhappiness • the state of being sad verb • feel grief | ||||||
| sorrowful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss | ||||||
| wailing | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • loud cries made while weeping adjective satellite • vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression | ||||||
| weeping | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) adjective satellite • showing sorrow • having branches or flower heads that bend downward | ||||||
