bereavement

/bɪˈriːvmənt/

nounbe · reave · ment

Think: “I’m BEREAVED, so I’m in BEREAVEMENT.” Keep the word bereave inside bereavement.

Yes, it's bereavement. Don’t drop the second “e”: it’s be + reave + ment (…eave…, not …eve…).

Definitions

  1. nounthe experience of losing someone through death; the period of grief and mourning after a death
  2. nounthe state of being deprived of a close relationship because of death

Examples

  • “After her father died, she took two weeks of bereavement leave from work.”
  • “The counselor helped the family cope with their bereavement during the holidays.”
  • “In his bereavement, he found comfort in friends who brought meals and listened.”

Synonyms

griefmourninglosssorrowheartache

Antonyms

joydelight

Translations

ES dueloPT lutoFR deuil

Common misspellings

berevementbereavmentbereavemantbereivementbereavementtbereavemint

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