BEREAVEMENT Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word bereavement. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word bereavement. (close relations)

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	mourning				nounn
	noun • state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one • the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief adjective satellite • sorrowful through loss or deprivation
	affliction				nounn
	noun • a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity • a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health • a cause of great suffering and distress
	anguish				nounn
	noun • extreme mental distress • extreme distress of body or mind verb • suffer great pains or distress • cause emotional anguish or make miserable
	desolation				nounn
	noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • a bleak and desolate atmosphere • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • an event that results in total destruction
	grief				nounn
	noun • intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) • something that causes great unhappiness
	heartache				nounn
	noun • intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
	lamentation				nounn
	noun • a cry of sorrow and grief • the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
	loss				nounn
	noun • something that is lost • gradual decline in amount or activity • the act of losing someone or something • the disadvantage that results from losing something • the experience of losing a loved one • the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue • military personnel lost by death or capture • euphemistic expressions for death
	sadness				nounn
	noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • the state of being sad • the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
	sorrow				nounn
	noun • an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement • sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment • something that causes great unhappiness • the state of being sad verb • feel grief
	woe				nounn
	noun • misery resulting from affliction • intense mournfulness

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