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

plural of bereavement

(transitive) To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim. / (transitive, obsolete) To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.

having suffered the death of a loved one

simple past tense and past participle of bereave

present participle of bereave

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bereave

Someone who bereaves.

plural of bereaver

(rare) Able to be bereaved.