noun
1 sadness about sb's death
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep
▪ national , official
▪ public
VERB + MOURNING
▪ be in , go into
▪
He was in deep ~ for his dead wife.
MOURNING + NOUN
▪ clothes
PHRASES
▪ a day of ~ , a period of ~
▪
a day of ~ for the victims of the tragedy
▪ a state of ~
2 clothes
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
VERB + MOURNING
▪ wear
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
She was still in full ~ six months after her son's death.