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bereavement
What does bereavement mean?
bereavement (noun): state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use bereavement in a sentence?
- You can apply for an extension for your essay if you have mitigating circumstances such as an illness or bereavement. (Tatoeba sentence #6030403 by Chrikaru, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce bereavement?
/bəˈɹivmənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bereavement come from?
From bereave + -ment.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of bereavement?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “bereavement” mean?
a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
Not quite: that's what consistency means.
an individual instance that represents a class; an example
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state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
Right! That's what “bereavement” means.
a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action
Not quite: that's what impulse means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “bereavement”?
mourning
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emphasis
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patience
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accuracy
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