bereavementnoun [ C or U ]
uk/bɪˈriːv.mənt/us/bɪˈriːv.mənt/the death of a close relation or friend:
She has recently suffered a bereavement.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Remembering people who have died
- bereaved
- epitaph
- grief
- grieving
- in memory of sb idiom
- keen
- lament
- memorial
- Memorial Day
- memory
- mourn
- mournful
- mourning
- obituary
- Remembrance Day
- requiem
- rest
- rest in peace idiom
- rip
- shrine
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