bereaved

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bereaved

/bɪˈɹiːvd/

adjective more bereaved · most bereaved

Having suffered the death of a loved one. bereaved relatives
Similar: distraught, griefful, grief-struck, heartsore, mournful, agonised/agonized, tormented, tortured

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of bereave
Similar: bereft

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@misc{bereaved_2026,
  title = {bereaved},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bereaved},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}