MOURNING

[noun] [U]Shops will be closed today as a sign of mourning for the king (= as an expression of sadness about his death).Mourning is also the usually black clothes that are worn in some countries as an expression of sadness about someone's death.She is in/has gone into mourning for her father (= She is wearing/has started to wear mourning).He is in deep mourning (= wearing only black clothes).(figurative) The film industry is in mourning for (= is feeling and expressing sadness about the death of) one of its greatest actors.Mourning is also a loud crying that people in some countries make when someone dies.The mourning could be heard all day and all night.