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Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this, there is no mountain which it cannot remove.
Dean Inge

Meaning of "bereavement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEREAVEMENT

bereavement  [bɪˈriːvmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEREAVEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bereavement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEREAVEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bereavement

Grief

Grief is a multifaceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something to which a bond was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, spiritual, and philosophical dimensions. While the terms are often used interchangeably, bereavement refers to the state of loss, and grief is the reaction to loss. Grief is a natural response to loss. It is the emotional suffering one feels when something or someone the individual loves is taken away. Grief is also a reaction to any loss. The grief associated with death is familiar to most people, but individuals grieve in connection with a variety of losses throughout their lives, such as unemployment, ill health or the end of a relationship. Loss can be categorized as either physical or abstract, the physical loss being related to something that the individual can touch or measure, such as losing a spouse through death, while other types of loss are abstract, and relate to aspects of a person’s social interactions.

Definition of bereavement in the English dictionary

The definition of bereavement in the dictionary is the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death. Other definition of bereavement is a death.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEREAVEMENT


achievement
əˈtʃiːvmənt
aggrievement
əˈɡriːvmənt
countermovement
ˌkaʊntərˈmuːvmənt
devolvement
dɪˈvɒlvmənt
ecomovement
ˈiːkəʊˌmuːvmənt
enlevement
ɪnˈliːvmənt
enslavement
ɪnˈsleɪvmənt
evolvement
ɪˈvɒlvmənt
improvement
ɪmˈpruːvmənt
involvement
ɪnˈvɒlvmənt
lavement
ˈleɪvmənt
misimprovement
ˌmɪsɪmˈpruːvmənt
movement
ˈmuːvmənt
non-achievement
ˌnɒnəˈtʃiːvmənt
nonachievement
ˌnɒnəˈtʃiːvmənt
overachievement
ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvmənt
pavement
ˈpeɪvmənt
retrievement
rɪˈtriːvmənt
revivement
rɪˈvaɪvmənt
underachievement
ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEREAVEMENT

berberis
berbice chair
berceau
berceuse
Berchtesgaden
Bercow
berdache
Berdyayev
bere
bereave
bereaved
bereavement counselling
bereavement counsellor
bereaver
bereft
Berenice
Berenson
Beresford
beret
beretta

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEREAVEMENT

abonnement
advertisement
agreement
amusement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
infringement
management
measurement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of bereavement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEREAVEMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bereavement» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bereavement

Translation of «bereavement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEREAVEMENT

Find out the translation of bereavement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bereavement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bereavement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丧亲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aflicción
570 millions of speakers

English

bereavement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفجيعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

утрата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মীয়ের মৃতু্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

deuil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bereavement
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schmerzlicher Verlust
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死別
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사별의 슬픔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bereavement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự chết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கையறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वियोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kayıp
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lutto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żałoba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

втрата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doliu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πένθος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beroof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sorg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sorg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bereavement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEREAVEMENT»

The term «bereavement» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.290 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEREAVEMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bereavement

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5 QUOTES WITH «BEREAVEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bereavement.
1
William Boyd
When you experience bereavement at a youngish age, you suddenly realise that life is unjust and unfair, that bad things will happen, and you have to take that on board.
2
Dean Inge
Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.
3
Dean Inge
Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this, there is no mountain which it cannot remove.
4
Henri Nouwen
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.
5
Karen Traviss
Recreating the experience of, say, bereavement in my own head is pretty rough. I was used to switching off from emotions every day of my working life as a journalist, but in fiction, you have to feel it 100%, or else it's a flat experience for the reader.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEREAVEMENT»

Discover the use of bereavement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bereavement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On Bereavement: The Culture of Grief
This ground-breaking book looks at the social position of the bereaved.
Tony Walter, 1999
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Bereavement:: Reactions, Consequences, and Care
"The book is well organized, well detailed, and well referenced; it is an invaluable sourcebook for researchers and clinicians working in the area of bereavement.
Committee for the Study of Health Consequences of the Stress of Bereavement, Institute of Medicine, 1984
3
Bereavement: Studies of Grief in Adult Life, Fourth Edition
This book recognises that there is no single solution to the problems of bereavement but that an understanding of grief can help the bereaved to realise that they are not alone in their experience.
Colin Murray Parkes, Holly G. Prigerson, 2013
4
Death and Bereavement Across Cultures
This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of meeting the needs of doctors, nurses, social workers, counsellors and others involved in the care of the dying and bereaved.
Colin Murray Parkes, Pittu Laungani, William Young, 2003
5
Constructing Death: The Sociology of Dying and Bereavement
By analysing the experiences of dying and bereaved people, as well as institutional responses to death, Clive Seale shows its importance for understanding the place of embodiment in social life.
Clive Seale, 1998
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Handbook of Bereavement: Theory, Research, and Intervention
Scholars from diverse disciplines report on research and explore key issues in this comprehensive review of scientific knowledge on the consequences of losing a loved person through death.
Margaret S. Stroebe, Wolfgang Stroebe, Robert O. Hansson, 1993
7
Setting Up and Facilitating Bereavement Support Groups: A ...
This book provides a practical introduction to setting up and facilitating bereavement support groups, giving facilitators the confidence to run a group.
Dodie Graves, 2012
8
Understanding Dying, Death, and Bereavement
Using a social-psychological approach, this edition remains solidly grounded in theory and research, but places greater emphasis on the individual and coping with death and dying.
Michael Leming, George Dickinson, 2010
9
Bereavement: Words of Comfort in Times of Sorrow
Bereavement. Words of Comfort in Times of Sorrow is a book that offers support for the dying and those around them.
Serafina James, 2008
10
Death, Dying and Bereavement: A Hong Kong Chinese Experience
The intention of this volume is to consolidate and disseminate valuable practical wisdom with professionals in the local and international communities who serve Chinese patients and their family members.
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan, Amy Yin Man Chow, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEREAVEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bereavement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Royals put Mike Moustakas on bereavement list, recall Cheslor …
The Kansas City Royals designated reliever Jason Frasor for assignment and placed third baseman Mike Moustakas on the bereavement list ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
2
Royals 3B Mike Moustakas on bereavement list with family issue
Moustakas, who left the game Sunday due to the family issue, is experiencing his first extended slump of the season. He has just three hits in ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
3
VNA Bereavement Luncheon on July 8 in McKinney
The next free VNA Bereavement Luncheon for residents grieving the death of a loved one will be at noon on Wednesday, July 8 at Stonebridge ... «Star Local Media, Jul 15»
4
Cowell bereavement halts X Factor auditions
Auditions for the new series of The X Factor, which were due to begin in Manchester today, have been cancelled following the death of Simon ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
5
New Community Bereavement Support Group
Hope Community Care, part of the HopeHealth family of services, announced new community bereavement support groups to be held in ... «CapeNews.net, Jul 15»
6
The push for unpaid, job-protected bereavement leave after losing a …
Kelly Farley of Aurora is pushing to have FMLA expanded to include bereavement leave for parents who lose a child. (Abel Uribe, Chicago ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
7
TCF bereavement group monthly meeting notice
MT. IRON – The Iron Range Chapter of The Compassionate Friends will meet on Tuesday, July 14, at 5 p.m. in Mt. Iron. The subject for this ... «Hometown Focus, Jul 15»
8
Grieving aunt relieved Alaska Airlines is changing bereavement policy
At first, the airline representative told Paula she would get a discounted bereavement fare. Then, as the agent came to understand the full ... «MyNorthwest.com, Jul 15»
9
Four Seasons Announces 12th Annual Children's Bereavement Camp
Professional bereavement counselors, chaplains, social workers, hospice volunteers and staff lead the support groups and cooperative ... «TippNews DAILY, Jul 15»
10
Do you want to help people cope with bereavement? Course to be …
Cambridge Cruse will be running its awareness in bereavement care course, starting from October 10 to January 23 on eight Monday evenings ... «Ely Standard, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bereavement [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bereavement>. Apr 2024 ».
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