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bereavement|bɪˈriːvmənt|
[f. as prec. + -ment.]
The fact or state of being bereaved or deprived of anything; spec. as in prec.
1731Bailey II, Bereavement, a deprivation or being bereav'd or depriv'd of anything. 1827Hor. Smith Tor Hill (L.) He bore his bereavement with stoical fortitude. 1858J. Martineau Stud. Chr. 197 Total bereavement and utter death of joy. 1866Alger Solit. Nat. & Man ii. 40 Bereavement, in its essence, is always the loss of some object accustomed to draw forth the soothing or cheering reactions of the soul. |