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BEREAVED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

Example:

the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of

Synonyms:

bereaved; bereaved person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bereaved" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Example:

bereft of hope

Synonyms:

bereaved; bereft; grief-stricken; grieving; mourning; sorrowing

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb bereave

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