Meaning of BEREAVEMENT
| Pronunciation: | | bur'eevmunt
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| | Definition: | | [n] state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one |
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| | Synonyms: | | mourning |
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| | See Also: | | sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness | |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*reave"ment\, n.
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a
relative by death.
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| | Related Terms: | | abridgment, cost, curtailment, damage, dead loss, debit, denial, denudation, deprivation, deprivement, despoilment, destruction, detriment, disburdening, disburdenment, disentitlement, dispossession, divestment, expense, forfeit, forfeiture, injury, loser, losing, losing streak, loss, perdition, privation, relieving, robbery, ruin, sacrifice, spoliation, stripping, taking away, total loss |
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