Mourn 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29
/mɔːn/ (verb)
to grieve and show great sadness usually due to someone’s death, grieve for, weep for, lament, cry over, grieve over, bewail, bemoan – deplore, regret, rue
This article reports empirical research into public books of condolence signed following two key mourning events within British culture: the 1989 Hillsborough soccer stadium disaster and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. The author suggests that not only do condolence books provide valuable historical record of the way contemporary society mourns, but also that they reflect attempts to language loss in ways that can be used to evaluate the extent of society’s engagement with death.
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Antonym: rejoice
Adjective: mournful
Adverb: mournfully
Noun: mourner
Noun: mournfulness
Noun: mourning
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