bereavement
/bɪˈriːvm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
The action or condition of being bereaved: there is no right way to experience bereavement [count noun]: the family suffered a sad bereavement...
- This programme is to help people to come to terms with loss through bereavement or separation.
- Have you suffered a loss through bereavement and feel you could do with someone to talk to?
- Adults who work in schools can do much to help children deal with loss and bereavement.
Synonyms
loss, deprivation, dispossession, privation;
grief, sorrow, sadness, suffering, hurt, trauma
death in the family, loss, passing, passing away, passing on, demise, decease, end, expiry, expiration
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