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BEREAVED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
Example:
the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of
Synonyms:
bereaved; bereaved person
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bereaved" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
Example:
bereft of hope
Synonyms:
bereaved; bereft; grief-stricken; grieving; mourning; sorrowing
Classified under:
Similar:
sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb bereave
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