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bereavement

[ bih-reev-muhnt ]

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noun

a period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one:
The widow had many visitors during her bereavement.
a state of intense grief, as after the loss of a loved one; desolation:
Not all therapists are equipped to treat clients suffering with such debilitating bereavement.
deprivation or loss by force (usually followed by of ):
The bereavement of our community began with the closing of the mill.

bereavement

/ bɪˈriːvmənt /

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

First recorded in 1725–1735; bereave + -ment

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

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

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

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

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

Loss, where she was concerned, involved a permanent and irremediable bereavement—no substitute was conceivable.

In moments of utter bereavement who has not felt, to the heart's core, the tender attachment of a faithful dog?

For the moment the child was hers, she suffered pangs of maternal bereavement that seemed to tear her breast and twist her heart.

I hand on your own advice to you in case you have forgotten it, as I know one is apt to do in seasons of bereavement.

One outward sign only remained of his late bereavement—his mourning dress.

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