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Meaning of bereaved

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bereaved

Pronunciation:/bɪˈriːvd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.

  2. To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.

  3. To deprive of power; prevent.

  4. To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

    Example: Death bereaved him of his wife.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having suffered the death of a loved one

    Example: bereaved relatives