bereavement

Noun

Meaning

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mourning dole grim reaper death cost loss blues necrosis heartache lamentation damage pain destruction suffering injury
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Antonyms

bliss beatitude parenthood glee find radiance
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Hypernyms

sorrow sadness sorrowfulness

Phrases with the word

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Examples

Bereavement is a darkness impenetrable to the imagination of the unbereaved. Iris Murdoch

When you experience bereavement at a youngish age, you suddenly realise that life is unjust and unfair, that bad things will happen, and you have to take that on board. William Boyd

It's the only condition I know. Bitter Love, Loneliness, contempt for corruption, blind hope. It's where I live. A permanent state of bereavement. This is nothing new. Gregory Maguire

Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love. William Ralph Inge

Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother. Jane Welsh Carlyle

Sudden wealth was the great insulator, second only to sudden bereavement. Joan Aiken

Close letter words and terms

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