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The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
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Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.
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Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
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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.
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time during which we grieve for the dead
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Behavior of the bereaved and the community after a death, including culturally accepted customs and rituals. (618)
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the actions or feelings of one who feels or expresses sorrow; specifically, the expression of grief at someone's death.
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state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
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the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
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sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
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Process following loss of a loved one in which the person grieves the loss until acceptance is achieved.
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the period of time following a loss. Similar to grief and bereavement, a loss may be of a loved one, or loss of an ideal (divorce, job, home, etc.). Mourning may be short or very long and may relate to cultural and religious customs.
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Mourning is in the simplest sense synonymous with grief over the death of someone.
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