Bereaved - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɪˈrɪvd|  American pronunciation of the word bereaved
Brit.  |bɪˈriːvd|  British pronunciation of the word bereaved

noun

- a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of

adjective

- sorrowful through loss or deprivation (syn: bereft, grieving, mourning)

Extra examples

...the grief of the bereaved parents seemed to be without limit...

To convey sympathy to a bereaved parent by telephone struck him as maladroit ...

...news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding...

...the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral...

...the day after the massacre the plaints of bereaved mothers and wives could be heard throughout the village...

...counselors did their best to solace the bereaved children...

He expressed his sympathy to the bereaved family.

The sudden death of a loved one can often leave the bereaved with an agonising sense of unfinished business.

Parents have joined with health experts to produce a video for bereaved families.

The clergy prey (no pun intended) on bereaved families.

Our sympathies go to the bereaved.

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