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.

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bereavement [bɪˈriːvmənt]

n

1. the condition having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death

2. a death

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 those who have suffered a bereavement

Translations

bereavement [bɪˈriːvmənt] N (= loss) → pérdida f; (= mourning) → duelo m; (= sorrow) → pesar m

bereavement [bɪˈriːvmənt] n

(= loss of loved one) → perte d'un proche)f >, deuil m
a family bereavement → un deuil familial

(= grief) → deuil m
bereavement counselling (British) bereavement counseling (US) n → soutien aux personnes endeuillées)m psychologique >
She's been going for bereavement counselling since the death of her husband → Elle reçoit un soutien psychologique depuis la mort de son mari.
bereavement counsellor (British) bereavement counselor (US) n → chargé(e) des familles endeuillées)m/f d'accompagnement >

bereavement

n

(= death in family) → Trauerfall m; owing to a/his recent bereavement → wegen or aufgrund eines Trauerfalls/dieses für ihn so schmerzlichen Verlusts; to sympathize with somebody in his bereavement → jds Leid teilen

(= feeling of loss) → schmerzlicher Verlust; to feel a sense of bereavement at something → etw als schmerzlichen Verlust empfinden

bereavement [bɪˈriːvmənt] n → lutto