Mourning

//ˈmoɹnɪŋ//

Synonyms for "mourning" (48 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Adjective(2 words)
bereavedbereft
Noun(1 words)
bereavement

Strong matches (14)

Adjective(2 words)
grief-strickengrieving

Related words (24)

Noun(1 words)
lamentation
Adjective(1 words)
sorrowing

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

8 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

at location

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derived

10 entries

derived from

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form of

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is a

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related to

5 entries

similar

1 entries

Translations

96 translations across 38 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • πένθος noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • πένθος noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Arabic

2 entries
  • ثَوْبُ حِدَاد noun (clothes worn by mourners)
  • حِدَاد noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Armenian

3 entries
  • ողբ noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • սուգ noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • սուգ noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Asturian

2 entries
  • llutu noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • llutu noun (clothes worn by mourners)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • жало́ба noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • жало́ба noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • сму́так noun (act of expressing sorrow)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • शोक noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • оплакване noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • траур noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • траур noun (clothes worn by mourners)

Catalan

2 entries
  • dol noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • dol noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Central Kurdish

2 entries
  • شین noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • شین noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 喪 /丧 noun (act of expressing sorrow)

Dutch

1 entries
  • rouw noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • i-A-k-b-D3 noun (act of expressing sorrow)

Finnish

4 entries
  • sureminen noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • suru noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • suru noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • suruasu noun (clothes worn by mourners)

French

3 entries
  • deuil noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • deuil noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • deuil noun (clothes worn by mourners)

Galician

4 entries
  • dó noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • dó noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • loito noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • loito noun (expressing sorrow over death)

German

4 entries
  • Trauer noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • Trauer noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • Trauerbekleidung noun (clothes worn by mourners)
  • Trauerkleidung noun (clothes worn by mourners)

Greek

3 entries
  • πένθος noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • πένθος noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • πένθος noun (clothes worn by mourners)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • אֵבֶל noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Hindi

2 entries
  • विलाप noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • शोक noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • gyász noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • gyász noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • gyászruha noun (clothes worn by mourners)
  • siralom noun (act of expressing sorrow)

Ido

3 entries
  • traurala vesto noun (clothes worn by mourners)
  • trauro noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • trauro noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Italian

3 entries
  • dispiacere noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • dolore noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • lutto noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Kabuverdianu

2 entries
  • txore noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • txoru noun (act of expressing sorrow)

Kituba

1 entries
  • matanga noun (act of expressing sorrow)

Korean

1 entries
  • 애도 noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Latin

1 entries
  • lūctus noun (act of expressing sorrow)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • şîn noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • şîn noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Polish

4 entries
  • lament noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • opłakiwanie noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • opłakiwanie noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • żałoba noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • luto noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • luto noun (clothes worn by mourners)

Russian

4 entries
  • опла́кивание noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • опла́кивание noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • плач noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • плач noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • caoidh noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • caoidh noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Spanish

4 entries
  • duelo noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • duelo noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • luto noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • luto noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Talysh

1 entries
  • yas noun (act of expressing sorrow)

Tat

1 entries
  • yas noun (act of expressing sorrow)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • kwasalñe noun (act of expressing sorrow)

Turkish

2 entries
  • yas noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • yas noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • жало́ба noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • жало́ба noun (expressing sorrow over death)
  • скорбо́та noun (act of expressing sorrow)
  • скорбо́та noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Walloon

1 entries
  • doû noun (expressing sorrow over death)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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Is it possible to send mourning clothes to the cleaner?

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The man is mourning after receiving sad news.

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Tom is in mourning.

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I'm still in mourning.

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