bereaved

CEFRC1

/bɪˈɹiːvd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    sorrowful through loss or deprivation.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of bereave

Examples

  • Mr Smith was bereaved of his wife.

  • The accident bereaved her of her husband.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. having suffered the death of a loved one

More examples

In context

  • The community offered support to the bereaved family during this time.

  • bereaved relatives

  • Perversely, we love John Wick himself. That lethal, bereaved assassin is a good bad guy for our times, the natural extension of Tony Soprano, Walter White and all the other heroic antiheroes the culture has embraced.

Synonyms

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