bereavement

be·reave  (b-rv)

tr.v. be·reaved or be·reft (-rft), be·reav·ing, be·reaves

1. To leave desolate or alone, especially by death: "Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved" (Alan Paton).

2. Archaic To take (something valuable or necessary), typically by force.

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[Middle English bireven, to deprive, from Old English berafian; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

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be·reavement n.

be·reaver n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bereavement - state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one mourning sorrowfulness, sadness, sorrow - the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"

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bereavement

noun loss, death, misfortune, deprivation, affliction, tribulation

Translations

bereavement [bɪˈriːvmənt] n → aflicción f

bereavement [bɪˈriːvmənt] n → deuil m

bereavement [bɪˈriːvmənt] n → schmerzlicher Verlust m

bereavement [bɪˈriːvmənt] n → lutto