Your bereavement saddens me.
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Bereavement
//bɪˈriːvmənt//
Synonyms for "bereavement" (40 found)
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8 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- тежка загуба noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Catalan
1 entries- dol noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 喪親 /丧亲 noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Czech
4 entries- smutek noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- truchlení noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- zármutek noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- žal noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Dutch
3 entries- beroving noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- sterfgeval noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- verlies noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Finnish
1 entries- menetys noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Franco-Provençal
1 entries- doly noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
French
2 entries- deuil noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- privation noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
German
1 entries- Verlust noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Greek
1 entries- πένθος noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Icelandic
2 entries- einstæðingsskapur noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- ástvinamissir noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Italian
1 entries- lutto noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Japanese
1 entries- 死別 noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Latin
1 entries- viduitās noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Latvian
1 entries- zaudējums noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Portuguese
1 entries- luto noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Russian
3 entries- поте́ря noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- тяжёлая утра́та noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- утра́та noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Spanish
2 entries- duelo noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- luto noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Swedish
1 entries- sorg noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Ukrainian
3 entries- важка́ втра́та noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- втра́та noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
- тяжка́ втра́та noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַבֿלות noun (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
I'm taking bereavement leave on Jan. 30 and 31.
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According to the contract you may take three days of bereavement leave for your uncle's funeral, but only one for your nephew's.
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You can apply for an extension for your essay if you have mitigating circumstances such as an illness or bereavement.
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