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bereaved

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be·reaved  (b-rvd)
adj.
Suffering the loss of a loved one: the bereaved family.
n.
One or those bereaved: The bereaved has entered the church. The bereaved were comforted by their friends.

bereaved [bɪˈriːvd]
adj
having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bereaved - a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved; "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.1.bereaved - sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13

bereaved
adjective mourning, suffering, grieving, lamenting, sorrowful He visited the bereaved family to offer comfort.
Translations
bereaved [bɪˈriːvd] ADJafligido
the bereavedlos familiares del difunto/de la difunta
with the thanks of his bereaved familycon el agradecimiento de su afligida familia

bereaved [bɪˈriːvd]
adjendeuillé(e)
npl
the bereaved (those mourning one person)la famille du défunt; (those mourning several people)les proches des victimes

bereaved
adjleidtragend; the bereaveddie Hinterbliebenen pl

bereaved [bɪˈriːvd]
1. adjin lutto
2. the bereaved npli familiari in lutto

bereaved
adj bereaved [biˈriːvd]
having lost, through death, someone dear a bereaved mother. bedroefde مَفْجوع، مُصابٌ بِعَزيز завещавам truchlící, pozůstalý efterladt hinterblieben χαροκαμένος enlutado leinav عزادار؛ سوگوار sureva en deuil שְׁכוֹל, אֶבֶל किसी की मृत्यु के चलते असहाय ožalošćen gyászoló kehilangan kawan sviptur, sá sem hefur misst ástvin in lutto (近親に) 死なれた 사별한 patyręs netektį zaudējis (tuvinieku) mati emak diep bedroefd sørgende, etterlatt pogrążony w smutku desolado îndo­­liat лишившийся родственников;осиротевший smútiaci žalujoč ožalošćen efterlämnad, sörjande ซึ่งสูญเสียบุคคลอันเป็นที่รัก acılı, matemli 痛失親人的 втрачений دکھی ، رنجیدہ cướp đi使
n beˈreavement
The family has suffered two bereavements recently. verlies, sterfgeval فاجِعَه، مَوْت завещание (bolestná) ztráta, úmrtí tab der Verlust απώλεια αγαπημένου προσώπου λόγω θανάτου pérdida raske kaotus داغداری؛ سوگ menetys deuil שְׁכוֹל वियोग žalost gyász kehilangan/kematian orang yang dikasihi ástvinamissir lutto 死別 사별 netektis smags zaudējums (tuvinieka) kematian sterfgeval dødsfall strata bliskiej osoby perda pierdere (a unei persoane dragi) тяжёлая утрата úmrtie izguba ožalošćenost dödsfall, smärtsam förlust การสูญเสียบุคคลอันเป็นที่รัก kayıp 喪親 тяжка втрата غم ، دکھ حرماں نصیبی tình trạng mất người thân


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He got in all the details, and that is a good thing in a local item: you see, he had kept books for the undertaker- department of his church when he was younger, and there, you know, the money's in the details; the more details, the more swag: bearers, mutes, candles, prayers -- everything counts; and if the bereaved don't buy prayers enough you mark up your candles with a forked pencil, and your bill shows up all right.
Then with a mutual impulse the two bereaved women flung themselves into each other's arms and had a good, consoling cry, and then parted.
But all that I could comprehend from what he said was, that the leaping figures before me were bereaved widows, whose partners had been slain in battle many moons previously; and who, at every festival, gave public evidence in this manner of their calamities.
 
 
 
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