Definitions for bereavement

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bereavement be·reave·ment

Spelling: [bih-reev-muh nt]

IPA: /bɪˈriv mənt/

Bereavement is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 419 anagrams from letters in bereavement (abeeeemnrtv).

Definitions for bereavement

noun

1. a period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one:
2. a state of intense grief, as after the loss of a loved one; desolation.
3. deprivation or loss by force (usually fol. by of):

Origin of bereavement

First recorded in 1725-1735;bereave + -ment

Examples for bereavement

And death and bereavement are hardly the only troubles that this conflict brings to a Palestinian childhood.

bereavement is one of those things Western society is not very good at, particularly the British.

Loving her as he did, he was glad, and realized not his bereavement.

The stages of heartbreak are similar to the recognized stages of bereavement: shock, denial, grief, anger, finally acceptance.

In this group, when bereavement turns into depression, it requires immediate clinical attention and evaluation.

And you remember how pleasures mingle with pains in lamentation and bereavement?

Have you had bereavement or other catastrophic disruptions in your recent life?

You who knew her will realize the depth and extent of my bereavement.

He remembered, just in time, to express regret at Miss Simpson's bereavement.

Something to strive for we demand, even at the risk of bereavement.