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 Millions of Iranians are expected to flood the streets of the capital to mourn their former leader in a funeral that will be marked across five cities in two countries. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 The new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, would in theory want to be present and visible and mourn the death of his father alongside the nation. — Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026 May 18 is the day South Koreans mourn the hundreds of citizens killed in 1980, when the military sent troops and tanks against pro-democracy protesters in the city of Gwangju. — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Readers mourned Bill Spoon’s BBQ, which fed generations before shutting during the pandemic in 2020, and Bubba’s Barbecue on Sunset Road, which closed in January 2026 after 40 years of Eastern North Carolina-style ‘cue. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mourn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourn
  1. grieve
  2. lament
  3. regret
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  • Sixty years later, young Alma Singer begins searching for the writer of her mother’s favorite book, hoping to bring romance to her grieving parent.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
  • The movie follows Gugino as a grieving woman who takes in her troubled nephew, but their lives are upended when an otherworldly entity begins hunting him.
    — Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
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  • Some beachgoers have lamented that Laguna Beach’s policy is too restrictive, and that long days spent on the sand require more shade than a small umbrella provides, particularly for families with small children.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • To scroll the internet during the Swift-Kelce nuptials was to see a barrage of people lamenting the city’s electricity bill, misspent taxpayer dollars, and the alleged tackiness of a private, sure, but very much not secret affair.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026
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  • Some of that money will be well spent, and other dollars will be regretted for years to come.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Will this turn into a tragic mistake Daemon soon regrets?
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 June 2026
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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