bereavedadjective
uk/bɪˈriːvd/us/bɪˈriːvd/having a close relation or friend who has recently died:
a bereaved widow
The bereaved parents wept openly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Remembering people who have died
- epitaph
- grief
- grieve
- grieving
- in memory of sb idiom
- keen
- lament
- memorial
- Memorial Day
- memory
- mourn
- mournful
- mourning
- obituary
- Remembrance Day
- requiem
- rest
- rest in peace idiom
- rip
- shrine
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bereavednoun [ C ]
uk/bɪˈriːvd/us/bɪˈriːvd/the bereaved
plural the bereaved the person or people whose close relation or friend has recently died:
It is generally accepted that the bereaved benefit from counselling.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Remembering people who have died
- epitaph
- grief
- grieve
- grieving
- in memory of sb idiom
- keen
- lament
- memorial
- Memorial Day
- memory
- mourn
- mournful
- mourning
- obituary
- Remembrance Day
- requiem
- rest
- rest in peace idiom
- rip
- shrine
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