bereavement
/bɪˈrivmənt/ noun C1- The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death. · She took several weeks off work following the bereavement.· The organization provides counselling for people experiencing bereavement.
Plural bereavements
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In some manner he had learned of my own sad bereavement, and his sympathy was shown in his manner rather than in his words.
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