bereavement
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/bɪˈriːvmənt/
🇬🇧
/bɪˈriːvmənt/
noun
R
The feeling of deep sadness when someone you love dies.
Support groups can help people deal with the pain of bereavement.
R
The loss of someone close to you through death.
Due to the bereavement, the funeral was postponed by a week.
translation
The feeling of deep sadness when someone you love dies.; The loss of someone close to you through death.
Word Forms
Plural
bereavements