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bereavement

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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.

deprivation or loss by force (usually fol. by of): The hurricane left a trail of bereavement of ordinary people.

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Origin:
1725–1735; bereave + -ment

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It had taken me three years of bereavement to be ready to accept another dog into my life.

How she will react to her bereavement is uncertain.

Her honest and harrowing account about her son's untimely death will resonate with anyone who has endured such bereavement.

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bereavement (bɪˈriːvmənt)

—n
1.	the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death
2.	a death

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bereavement

1731, from bereave + -ment.

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"If, as I can't help suspecting, the dead also feel the pains of separation (and this may be one of their purgatorial sufferings), then for both lovers, and for all pairs of lovers without exception, bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love."

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