sadness and regret

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loneliness

loneliness [noun]

the state of being lonely

US

/ˈloʊn.li.nəs/

UK

/ˈləʊn.li.nəs/

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

loneliness

See main entry: lonely

lonely

lone‧ly S3 /ˈləʊnli $ ˈloʊn-/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative lonelier, superlative loneliest)
1. unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to SYN lonesome American English:
a lonely old man
Don’t you get lonely being on your own all day?
► Do not use lonely to mean ‘without anyone else’. Use alone: She is afraid to travel alone (NOT travel lonely).
2. a lonely experience or situation makes you unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to:
a lonely journey
lonely life/existence
He led a lonely life with few friends.
3. the lonely [plural] people who are lonely
4. a lonely place is a long way from where people live and very few people go there SYN lonesome American English, remote, desolate
lonely place/road/spot etc
—loneliness noun [uncountable]
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ lonely (also lonesome American English) unhappy because you are alone or do not have any friends: Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York. | Our neighbor George is a very lonely man. | I get so lonesome here with no one to talk to.
▪ isolated lonely because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people: People caring for sick relatives often feel very isolated. | Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.
▪ alienated feeling that you do not belong in a particular place or group: She felt very alienated as the only woman in the company. | In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students.
▪ homesick unhappy because you are a long way from your home and the people who live there: When I first went to Germany, I was very homesick.
▪ miss somebody used when saying that you feel unhappy because someone is not there with you: I miss you. | She misses her friends.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

loneliness

lone·li·ness [ˈləʊnlinəs] ; [ˈloʊnlinəs] noun uncountable
• a period of loneliness in his life

Main entry: lonely_derived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

loneliness / ˈləʊn.li.nəs / / ˈloʊn- / noun [ U ]

C1 the state of being lonely

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

loneliness

[lo͟ʊnlinəs]
N-UNCOUNT
Loneliness is the unhappiness that is felt by someone because they do not have any friends or do not have anyone to talk to.
I have so many friends, but deep down, underneath, I have a fear of loneliness.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

lonely

lone·ly /ˈloʊnli/ adj lone·li·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 : sad from being apart from other people
• He was/felt lonely without his wife and children.
• a lonely old man
• feeling lonely
• She was a lonely child with few friends.
2 : causing sad feelings that come from being apart from other people
• It was lonely living out in the country.
• She spent too many lonely nights at home.
• She had a lonely childhood.
• It's lonely at the top. [=powerful and successful people often have few friends]
3 : not visited by or traveled on by many people
• a lonely spot in the woods
• a lonely stretch of road
- lone·li·ness /ˈloʊnlinəs/ noun [noncount]

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mourning

mourning [noun]

great sadness felt because someone has died

US

/ˈmɔːr.nɪŋ/

UK

/ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/

Example:

Shops will be closed today as a sign of mourning for the king.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

mourning

mourn‧ing /ˈmɔːnɪŋ $ ˈmɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1. great sadness because someone has died:
The Armenian authorities declared May 29 a national day of mourning.
in mourning (=feeling great sadness)
It was the custom to visit those in mourning and sit quietly with them.
2. black clothes worn to show that you are very sad that someone has died:
She was recently widowed and wearing mourning.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mourning

mourn·ing [mourning] [ˈmɔːnɪŋ] [ˈmɔːrnɪŋ] noun uncountable
1. sadness that you show and feel because sb has died
Syn: grief
• The government announced a day of national mourning for the victims.

• She was still in mourning for her husband.

2. clothes that people wear to show their sadness at sb's death
• The queen was dressed in mourning.
Example Bank:
• She was still in full mourning six months after her son's death.
• a day of mourning for the victims of the tragedy

• The government has announced a day of national mourning for the victims.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

mourning / ˈmɔː.nɪŋ / / ˈmɔːr- / noun [ U ]

great sadness felt because someone has died:

Shops will be closed today as a sign of mourning for the king.

He was in mourning for his wife.

the usually black clothes that are worn in some countries as an expression of sadness about someone's death a loud crying that people in some countries make when someone dies:

The mourning could be heard all day and all night.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

mourning

[mɔ͟ː(r)nɪŋ]
1) N-UNCOUNT Mourning is behaviour in which you show sadness about a person's death.
  The period of mourning and bereavement may be long...
  Expect to feel angry, depressed and confused. It's all part of the mourning process...
  Human rights groups declared what they called a day of mourning and protest.
2) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you are in mourning, you are dressed or behaving in a particular way because someone you love or respect has died.
  Yesterday the whole of Greece was in mourning...
  The boys wore black tail coats in mourning for George III.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

mourning

mourn·ing /ˈmoɚnɪŋ/ noun [noncount]
1 : the act of mourning for someone who has died
• a day of national mourning
• She is still in mourning for her dead husband.
• The whole town was in mourning.
• She went into mourning for her dead husband. [=she began to mourn for her dead husband]
2 : great sadness felt because someone has died
• a period of deep mourning
3 : black clothing that is worn to show that you are mourning for someone who has died
• His widow was dressed in mourning.