BEREAVEMENT

mourning, bereavement

(noun) state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bereavement (countable and uncountable, plural bereavements)

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death

Source: Wiktionary


Be*reave"ment, n.

Definition: The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 May 2024

INFERIOR

(adjective) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth’s orbit; “Mercury and Venus are inferior planets”


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