Mourn

usgb/mɔːrn/
verb

To feel or show deep sadness or regret because someone has died.

We all mourned when grandmother passed away.
Visual representation of "mourn" - To feel or show deep sadness or regret because someone has died

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  • mourn a death
  • mourn the loss
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Human Emotion

Mourn usually describes a deep emotional response to death.

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She could hardly speak as she mourned her husband.
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Extended Period

Mourning can last for a long time and is not limited to immediate aftermath.

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Many years after the war, people still mourn the fallen.
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Public Expression

Mourn includes public expressions of grief, like funerals or memorials.

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The entire community gathered to mourn the local hero.
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