'Bereaved' definitions:

Definition of 'bereaved'

From: WordNet
adjective
Sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)]
noun
A person who has suffered the death of someone they loved; "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of" [syn: bereaved, bereaved person]

Definition of 'Bereaved'

From: GCIDE
  • Bereave \Be*reave"\ (b[-e]*r[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bereaved (b[-e]*r[=e]vd"), Bereft (b[-e]*r[e^]ft"); p. pr. & vb. n. Bereaving.] [OE. bireven, AS. bere['a]fian. See Be-, and Reave.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away. [1913 Webster]
  • Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To take away from. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • All your interest in those territories Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To take away. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Shall move you to bereave my life. --Marlowe. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and strength. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To dispossess; to divest. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'bereaved'

From: GCIDE
  • bereaved \be*reaved"\ (b[-e]*r[=e]v"), adj. mourning due to the death of a loved one.
  • Syn: bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(prenominal), sorrowing(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5]

Synonyms of 'bereaved'

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Words containing 'Bereaved'