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bereavement
noun
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death
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The word "bereavement" is correct and widely used in written English.
You can use it to refer to the state of intense sorrow caused by the loss of a loved one. For example: "The family is still in deep bereavement following the death of their father."
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A lot of break-ups seem to have an element of bereavement and we don't know very much about grief in the brain.
If successful, this could hugely benefit students suffering from bereavement.
What's exciting to hear is that so many people agree that attitudes are changing, that we are becoming more open, more personal and more willing to talk about bereavement.
She's slim, 30kg lighter, and her face shows none of the strange damage that bereavement has inflicted – the lines beneath her eyes like bruises, the blemishes and whorls like cuts.
Most universities don't offer bereavement specific counselling, but instead refer students to outside services, such as Cruse.
Our tendency to slip into predetermined patterns isn't reserved solely for those facing the big issues, from mental illness to addiction, bereavement to ill health.
GS: Yes … you can only have so much bereavement, otherwise everyone gets depressed.
We use blogs and social media to keep the conversation going but people don't tend to buy a bereavement card online.
He has suffered more tragedy and bereavement in his short life than most of us do in a lifetime.
"The examiners have very clear-cut rules that take account of bereavement only if it has happened within a week of the exams starting," she says.
One friend did ask if I found it depressing being around bereavement all day but I really don't.
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