Dictionary

bereavement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /bi-/ (US)
• /bɪˈriːvmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /bɪˈrivmənt/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English bereave Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bereavement From bereave + -ment.

Meanings

1. (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

Forms

Relateds

mourning

Translations (33)

uk тяжка́ втра́та (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · cs žal (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · ca dol (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · it lutto (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · is ástvinamissir (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · fr privation (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · is einstæðingsskapur (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · uk втра́та (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · pt luto (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · uk важка́ втра́та (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · es duelo (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · sv sorg (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · fr deuil (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · es luto (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · yi אַבֿלות (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · ru тяжёлая утра́та (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · nl beroving (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · cs zármutek (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · ru поте́ря (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · cs truchlení (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · lv zaudējums (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · nl verlies (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · ja 死別 (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · cmn 喪親 /丧亲 (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · frp doly (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · fi menetys (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · cs smutek (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · ru утра́та (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · bg тежка загуба (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · de Verlust (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · la viduitās (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · nl sterfgeval (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) · el πένθος (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)