Bereaved

//bɪˈɹiːvd//

Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "bereaved" can be used as verb, noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

need comforting

Derived Terms

nonbereaved unbereaved

Inflected/Variant Forms

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor doer worker

Related Terms

bereave loved one

Similar Terms

Synonym Network

bereaved person bereft grief stricken

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