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bereavement

UK/bɪˈriːvmənt//bɪˈrivmənt/

bereavement noun: the state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.

Noun

bereavement (countable and uncountable, plural bereavements)

  1. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
    • I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston

bereavement meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

bereavement in Tamil

இழந்த நிலை, இழப்பு, உற்றார் உயிரிழப்பு, கையறுநிலை

bereavement in Urdu

غمی, صدمہ

bereavement in Bengali

শোক, শোকের অবস্থা, প্রিয়জন হারানো

bereavement in Malayalam

വിരഹം

Forms of bereavement

pluralbereavements

Plural of bereavement: bereavements

Origin of bereavement

From bereave + -ment.

Phrases with bereavement

Questions about bereavement

What does bereavement mean?
Bereavement means the state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
What is bereavement in Tamil?
Bereavement in Tamil is இழந்த நிலை, இழப்பு, உற்றார் உயிரிழப்பு. See Bereavement meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bereavement?
Bereavement is a noun.
How do you pronounce bereavement?
Bereavement is pronounced /bɪˈriːvmənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of bereavement?
The plural of bereavement is bereavements.

Words near bereavement in the dictionary

  1. bereavable
  2. bereaval
  3. bereave
  4. bereaved
  5. bereavedness
  6. bereavement
  7. bereavements
  8. bereaven
  9. bereaver
  10. bereavers
  11. bereaves

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bereavement (page history and authors); bereavement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bereavement (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bereavement (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bereavement (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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