bereavement

UK/bɪˈriːvmənt/US/bɪˈrivmənt/

nounC1Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,852 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: bereavements

Bereavement is the state of having lost somebody to death. Bereavement leave, bereavement counselling, a recent bereavement.

It is the situation rather than the feeling: bereavement is the fact of the loss, and grief is what it does to you. Bereavement leave is the formal term on an employment policy, and how much is offered varies enormously between employers.

Definitions of bereavement

1nounbereavementThe state of having lost somebody to death.C1
“She joined a support group to help her cope with the bereavement after her husband died.”

bereavement is a state.

Where it comes from

From bereave + -ment.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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bereavement in the wild

The Fund can provide respite care, bereavement support or arrange telephone groups to help those isolated or lonely.
RAF Benevolent Fund
In the United States and Canada, a bereavement flight is a flight purchased when a close relative has died or is dying.
Bereavement flight
Customers may be able to obtain a bereavement fare for last-minute flights that is comparable to that of a regular fare purchased in advance.
Bereavement flight
Cruse Bereavement Support and its counterpart Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland are the United Kingdom's largest bereavement charity, which provide bereavement support to people suffering from grief.
Cruse Bereavement Care
The fourth and fifth were held on 6 December on a federal law on aged and bereavement insurance and a federal law on tobacco taxation.
1931 Swiss referendums

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