Bereavement is the sorrow you feel or the state you are in when a relative or close friend dies.
When Mary died Anne did not share her brother's sense of bereavement.
...those who have suffered a bereavement.
Synonyms: loss, death, misfortune, deprivation More Synonyms of bereavement
bereavement in British English
(bɪˈriːvmənt)
noun
1.
the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death
2.
a death
Examples of 'bereavement' in a sentence
bereavement
Staff said he had suffered a bereavement.
The Sun (2016)
She's a needy woman who would benefit from bereavement counselling to come to terms with her loss.
The Sun (2016)
Staff in his office said he was dealing with'a family bereavement '.
The Sun (2016)
I actually feel as though I have suffered another bereavement.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Up to one year of bereavement counseling is provided for family members after a death occurs.
Christianity Today (2000)
His death is like a family bereavement.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Often a personal tragedy such as divorce or bereavement had led them to borrow money.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Talk to a bereavement counsellor to deal with unhappy memories of your relationship with your mum.
The Sun (2015)
Bereavement counselling will help you to cope with your loss and her rejection.
The Sun (2011)
Many women her age are facing bereavement and divorce.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Talk to a bereavement counsellor rather than relying on your ex.
The Sun (2013)
To see the shop razed to the ground was like suffering a bereavement.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Bereavement counselling might help him move on.
The Sun (2016)
It is also triggered by trauma such as a bereavement or a divorce.
The Sun (2010)
She booked me in with a bereavement counsellor.
The Sun (2013)
This is particularly fitting when the person has suffered a bereavement.
Pearson, Althea Growing Through Loss and Grief (1994)
Share your feelings with a bereavement counsellor.
The Sun (2015)
The family have suffered another bereavement recently and could do without this.
The Sun (2012)
It's a bereavement without a death.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Divorce is a bereavement, in a sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A bit like an accident or a bereavement or a divorce.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The Killing got so close to us, losing it is like a family bereavement.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Have you recently had a life crisis, a family bereavement, moved house or lost your job?
Steel, Elizabeth Coping With Sudden Hair Loss (1988)
Most will have relatively mild symptoms linked to underlying problems such as work and relationship difficulties, financial troubles, physical illness or bereavement.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I have the experience myself of having been influenced by a bereavement in the family just before I was born.
Ridgway, Roy Caring for your Unborn Child (1990)
In other languages
bereavement
British English: bereavement NOUN
Bereavement is the sorrow you feel or the state you are in when a relative or close friend dies.
When their mother died, she did not share her brother's sense of bereavement.
American English: bereavement
Brazilian Portuguese: luto
Chinese: 丧亲
European Spanish: aflicción
French: deuil
German: schmerzlicher Verlust
Italian: lutto
Japanese: 死別
Korean: 사별의 슬픔
European Portuguese: luto
Latin American Spanish: aflicción
(noun)
those who have suffered a bereavement
Synonyms
loss
Surviving the loss of a loved one has made me feel old.
death
There had been a death in the family.
misfortune
He had had his full share of misfortunes.
deprivation
affliction
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
tribulation
the trials and tribulations of everyday life
Additional synonyms
in the sense of affliction
Definition
something that causes physical or mental suffering
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.