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bereaved

American  
[bih-reevd] / bɪˈrivd /

adjective

  1. (of a person) greatly saddened at being deprived by death of a loved one.

noun

  1. Usually the bereaved a bereaved person or persons.

    to extend condolences to the bereaved.
bereaved British  
/ bɪˈriːvd /

adjective

  1. having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death

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Other Word Forms

  • unbereaved adjective

Etymology

Origin of bereaved

First recorded in 1100–50; Middle English bireved, late Old English birēafod (past participle); bereave, -ed 2

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