mourning

lutto, dolore

Profonda tristezza provata o mostrata dopo una morte o la perdita di qualcosa di importante.

In inglese semplice: Deep sadness felt or shown after someone dies or something important is lost.

• The news brought widespread mourning.
• His mourning for his wife affected every part of his life.
• They shared their mourning after losing their home.

Come si usa: mourning for someone/something (Her mourning for her father continued for months.)

Sinonimi: grief, sorrow, grieving

Contrari: joy

Espressioni comuni: deep mourning, mourning for someone, public mourning

lutto, periodo di lutto

Periodo dopo una morte in cui si seguono usanze che esprimono rispetto e tristezza.

In inglese semplice: A period after someone's death when people follow customs that show respect and sadness.

• The family is in mourning.
• The government declared three days of national mourning.
• During the period of mourning, all celebrations were canceled.

Come si usa: in mourning for someone (The family is in mourning for their grandmother.)

Sinonimi: bereavement period

Espressioni comuni: in mourning, national mourning, period of mourning

lamentazione, afflizione

Il provare o mostrare profonda tristezza o rimpianto per qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Feeling or showing deep sadness or regret about something.

• Her mourning over lost opportunities never ended.
• His poems are filled with mourning for his vanished youth.
• Their mourning over the defeat slowly gave way to hope.

Come si usa: mourning over something (His mourning over wasted opportunities lasted for years.)

Sinonimi: lamentation, sorrow, grieving

Contrari: rejoicing

Espressioni comuni: mourning over something, bitter mourning, endless mourning

abiti da lutto

Vestiti, solitamente neri, indossati per tradizione per mostrare tristezza dopo una morte.

In inglese semplice: Clothes, usually black, traditionally worn to show sadness after someone's death.

• The widow wore black mourning.
• She put aside her mourning a year after his death.
• Her mourning included a long dress and a dark veil.

Sinonimi: mourning clothes, mourning dress

Espressioni comuni: wear mourning, black mourning, deep mourning