the period of time following a loss Similar to grief and bereavement, a loss may be of a loved one, death, or loss of an ideal (divorce, job, home, etc ) Mourning may be short or very long and may relate to cultural and religious customs
Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like
{s} of one who mourns, in grief over the death of a close one; pertaining to the mourning process
The state of a weakling when it has suffered bereavements following a garbage collection, and before it has been able to complete repairs to the damage
The outward expression of sorrow manifested in dress, actions, and performance of routine activities
If you are in mourning, you are dressed or behaving in a particular way because someone you love or respect has died. Yesterday the whole of Greece was in mourning
Mourning is behaviour in which you show sadness about a person's death. Expect to feel angry, depressed and confused. It's all part of the mourning process