mourn

mourn
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. lament, sorrow, grieve; bewail, bemoan, deplore. See lamentation.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To lament]
Syn. deplore, grieve, fret, sorrow, rue, regret, bemoan, sigh, long for, miss, droop, languish, yearn, ache, pine, anguish, complain, agonize, repine, weep over, weep, bewail, suffer, wring one's hands, be brokenhearted, be in distress, be sad, beat one's breast, take on*.
Ant. celebrate*, rejoice, be happy.
2. [To cry]
Syn. sob, wail, moan; see cry .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
grieve, lament, bemoan, pine, bewail, rue, despair, miss, deplore, languish, agonize, yearn, ache, suffer, anguish.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To feel, show, or express grief: grieve, lament, sorrow, suffer. See HAPPY.

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  • mourn — [ mɔrn ] verb intransitive or transitive to feel extremely sad because someone has died, and express this in public: We are mourning the loss of our close friend. Many came to mourn their friend. mourn for: He still mourns for his brother. a. to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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