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单词 bereavement
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Definition of bereavement in English:

bereavement

noun bɪˈriːvm(ə)nt
mass noun
  • The action or condition of being bereaved.

    there is no right way to experience bereavement
    count noun the family suffered a sad bereavement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This programme is to help people to come to terms with loss through bereavement or separation.
    • Adults who work in schools can do much to help children deal with loss and bereavement.
    • We also found that contact with the recipient and his family can help in the adjustment to bereavement and loss.
    • Have you suffered a loss through bereavement and feel you could do with someone to talk to?
    • Sympathy was expressed to all the families connected with the club who suffered bereavements during the year gone by.
    Synonyms
    loss, deprivation, dispossession, privation
    grief, sorrow, sadness, suffering, hurt, trauma
    death in the family, loss, passing, passing away, passing on, demise, decease, end, expiry, expiration
    rare quietus
 
 

Definition of bereavement in US English:

bereavement

nounbəˈrēvmənt
  • The action or condition of being bereaved.

    there is no right way to experience bereavement
    count noun the family suffered a sad bereavement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This programme is to help people to come to terms with loss through bereavement or separation.
    • Adults who work in schools can do much to help children deal with loss and bereavement.
    • Have you suffered a loss through bereavement and feel you could do with someone to talk to?
    • We also found that contact with the recipient and his family can help in the adjustment to bereavement and loss.
    • Sympathy was expressed to all the families connected with the club who suffered bereavements during the year gone by.
    Synonyms
    loss, deprivation, dispossession, privation
    death in the family, loss, passing, passing away, passing on, demise, decease, end, expiry, expiration
 
 
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