Definition of bereavment
"BEREAVMENT" is probably misspelled. Trying bereavement instead Definition of bereavement
1. bereavement [ n ] state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
Used in print:(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)
Resolved that his wrongs and bereavements in Kansas , occasioned by the violence and brutality of those who were intent_on the propagation of slavery in that territory , call_for a charitable judgment upon his recent efforts in Virginia to undermine the despotism from which he had suffered , and commend his family to the special sympathy and aid of all who pity suffering and reverence justice .
(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)
Twenty years ago , she would have been known as a golf_widow , and the sum of her manner was perhaps one of bereavement .
Synonyms bereavement mourning Related Terms sadness bereave
