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grieve vs mourn

mourn vs grieve

grieve and mourn both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grieve No No Yes No
mourn No No Yes No
As verbs, mourn is a hyponym of grieve; that is, mourn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grieve:
  • grieve: feel grief
  • mourn: feel sadness
Other hyponyms of grieve include compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with.
grieve (verb) mourn (verb)
feel grief feel sadness
cause to feel sorrow observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
Difference between grieve and mourn

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