Bereaved Definition

bĭ-rēvd
adjective
Suffering the loss of a loved one.
The bereaved family.
American Heritage
Grieving over the death of a relative or friend.
Webster's New World
Having suffered the death of a loved one.
Bereaved relatives.
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Synonyms:
noun
People who are bereaved.
The bereaved were comforted by their friends.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • bereaved person
verb

Simple past tense and past participle of bereave.

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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bereaved

  • the bereaved

Bereaved Sentence Examples

  • Every dead soldier has a face, a story, and a bereaved family.

  • She is personified as a widowed princess, bereaved and desolate, sitting amid the ruins of her former joys, and brooding over her calamities.

  • During this time Rome was horrorstruck by the mysterious murder of the young duke of Gandia, and the bereaved pope mourned his son with the wildest grief.

  • Medical experts have claimed that bereaved parents who have recently lost a child are at a greater risk of suicide.

  • Many bereaved parents may not be avid scrapbookers and just the word alone may be intimidating.

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Words Starting With

BBEBER

Words Ending With

DEDVED

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Words Starting With B and Ending With D

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