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[ bih-reev -muh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ bɪˈriv mənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one: The widow had many visitors during her bereavement.
a state of intense grief, as after the loss of a loved one; desolation: Not all therapists are equipped to treat clients suffering with such debilitating bereavement.
deprivation or loss by force (usually followed by of ): The bereavement of our community began with the closing of the mill.
Origin of bereavement First recorded in 1725–1735; bereave + -ment
Words nearby bereavement Berdyansk, Berdyayev, Berea, bereave, bereaved, bereavement , Berecyntia, red in the face, be, bereft, Berenice, Berenice's Hair
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Example sentences from the Web for bereavement The stages of heartbreak are similar to the recognized stages of bereavement : shock, denial, grief, anger, finally acceptance.
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Bereavement is one of those things Western society is not very good at, particularly the British.
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In this group, when bereavement turns into depression, it requires immediate clinical attention and evaluation.
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His beautiful wife never recovered from this bereavement , and died in a few months at Lisbon, of a broken heart.
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Three days after this bereavement , fraught with fatal consequences, the Prophet had to put up with a still more grievous loss.
The Life of Mohammad | Etienne Dinet
The loss even of the smug 127 figure of Jules Simon, just outside Durand's, would be something like a bereavement .
A Wanderer in Paris | E. V. Lucas
One of the most interesting features of the episode is the reference the author was constantly making to this bereavement .
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The title of the piece was "Bereavement " By some strange means, it served as the pole-star to my wandering thoughts.
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British Dictionary definitions for bereavement noun the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death
a death
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to bereavement sorrow, deprivation, misfortune, tribulation, distress, affliction