BEREAVEMENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

Synonyms:

bereavement; mourning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

sadness; sorrow; sorrowfulness (the state of being sad)

Derivation:

bereave (deprive through death)

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