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bereavement

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈriːvmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈrivmənt/

be•reave•ment /bɪˈrivmənt/USA pronunciation n.

[uncountable] the condition of being bereaved:wondered if bereavement would make him more bitter.
an instance or occasion of such a loss:[countable]Several recent deaths made them ponder their bereavements.

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bereavement /bɪˈriːvmənt/ n

the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death
a death

be•reave /bɪˈriv/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object + of], -reaved or -reft/-ˈrɛft/USA pronunciation -reav•ing.

to take away from and make sad, esp. by death: Illness bereaved them of their mother. She was bereaved of her husband (= Death bereaved her of her husband)
to deprive cruelly:War bereft us of our home.

be•reav•er, n. [countable]

be•reave (bi rēv′),USA pronunciation v.t., -reaved or -reft, -reav•ing.

to deprive and make desolate, esp. by death (usually fol. by of ):Illness bereaved them of their mother.
to deprive ruthlessly or by force (usually fol. by of ):The war bereaved them of their home.
[Obs.]to take away by violence.

bef. 900; Middle English bereven, Old English berēafian; cognate with Dutch berooven, German berauben, Gothic biraubōn. See be-, reave¹

be•reave′ment, n.
be•reav′er, n.

'bereavement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

pall - sorrow - sore - support group

Synonyms: loss, deprivation, mourning, affliction, death, more...

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