mourning
nounUK /ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/
US /ˈmɔːr.nɪŋ/
The sad feeling you have when someone you love has died.
After her grandfather passed away, she spent weeks in mourning.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The black clothes people wear to show they are sad about a death.
In the old days, widows wore black mourning for a whole year.
3. A period of time when people show sadness for someone who died.
The whole country observed a week of mourning after the king died.
4. The act of crying or showing deep sadness out loud.
You could hear the sound of mourning coming from the house.