BEREAVED
Dictionary entry overview: What does bereaved mean? • BEREAVED (noun)
The noun BEREAVED has 1 sense:
1. a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
Familiarity information: BEREAVED used as a noun is very rare.
• BEREAVED (adjective)
The adjective BEREAVED has 1 sense:
1. sorrowful through loss or deprivation
Familiarity information: BEREAVED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BEREAVED (noun)
Meaning:
A person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bereaved; bereaved person
Context example:
the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of
Hypernyms ("bereaved" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
• BEREAVED (adjective)
Meaning:
Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
Synonyms:
bereaved; grief-stricken; grieving; mourning; sorrowing; bereft
Context example:
bereft of hope
Similar:
sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)
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