Bereaved

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Suffering the loss of a loved one: the bereaved family.
  • n. One or those bereaved: The bereaved has entered the church. The bereaved were comforted by their friends.
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  • adj. having suffered the death of a loved one
  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of bereave.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. mourning due to the death of a loved one.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. sorrowful through loss or deprivation
  • n. a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
    • Equivalent
    sorrowful   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bereft    grief-stricken    grieving    mourning(prenominal)    sorrowing   
    Verb Stem
    bereave   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    achieved    aggrieved    believed    conceived    deceived    grieved    heaved    interleaved    misconceived    misperceived   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rebuffingthe    webcomic    brother    home-circle    head-mistress    śakoontalá    man-the    render    overprotective    to-day   
     
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