bereavement

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bereavement

/bɪˈriːvmənt/ UK
/bɪˈrivmənt/ US
/bi-/ US

noun bereavements

countable, uncountable The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death. 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost

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

Español	duelo, luto
日本語	死別 shibetsu
中文	喪親 /丧亲 sàngqīn
Português	luto
Français	privation, deuil
Deutsch	Verlust
Italiano	lutto
Ελληνικά	πένθος pénthos
Русский	утра́та utráta, тяжёлая утра́та tjažólaja utráta, поте́ря potérja

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@misc{bereavement_2026,
  title = {bereavement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bereavement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}