bereaved
10
7.4
- adjective
- /bɪˈrivd/
- Formal
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- In addition, bereaved people can benefit from counselors having an understanding of the model.
- bereaved family
- bereaved individual
- bereaved person
They, they are so bereaved over the loss of, of their, their loves.
- They, they are so bereaved over the loss of, of their, their loves.
- But I think what the bereaved victims do is learn to live with it as opposed to getting closure.
Examples
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Ty Hafan helps families in this situation by running bereaved sibling groups three times a year.
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It's like all the other parts of you just disappear and you're just there, as a bereaved parent.
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Those are bereaved people in there!
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Employers should be prepared for times when the bereaved individual requires additional support or mental health days off from work.
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Employers, family members, friends, and bereaved people themselves have expectations for a quick recovery.
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Theorists currently believe that, typically, bereaved people undergo a transformation of self rather than returning to their original state.
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Julie Griffiths reports on a hospice in Wales that provides long-lasting and honest therapy for bereaved children.
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President and Mrs. Reagan visited the grieving families and bereaved widows of the more than 200 Marines killed last Sunday in Beirut.
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The community came together to support the bereaved family during their time of loss.
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After the funeral, the bereaved gathered to share memories and comfort each other.
Synonyms
67
3.2
Feeling very sad because of a loss or disappointment
19
7.5
Feeling very sad and alone because someone you love or something important is missing
18
3.9
Feeling deep sadness because of a loss
14
3.6
Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment
12
6.7
Very sad and shocked after losing someone close
10
7.2
Very sad and not able to be comforted
7
3.7
Feeling very sad because of a loss or disappointment
Feeling very sad after someone you love dies
Feeling very sad because of a loss
Antonyms
Compounds
How Grief-Stricken
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7.2
12
6.7
- Formal
10
7.4
14
3.6
∞
1.0
- Informal
24
6.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bereaved comes from the old verb bereave, meaning 'to take away', so to be bereaved is to be suffering because a loved one has been taken from you, which explains the word's meaning of deep sadness after death.