Bereaved
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɪˈɹiːvd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bereaved is an adjective meaning Having suffered the death of a loved one.
Meaning
Having suffered the death of a loved one.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of bereave
Example Sentences
bereaved relatives
Perversely, we love John Wick himself. That lethal, bereaved assassin is a good bad guy for our times, the natural extension of Tony Soprano, Walter White and all the other heroic antiheroes the culture has embraced.
Synonyms for bereaved
Depending on context, synonyms include distraught, griefful, grief-struck, mournful, tormented, tortured.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sorrowing, sorrowful, grieving, mourning, stricken, afflicted.
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