noun
- A person who has suffered the death of someone they loved.
- usage: "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of"
- synonyms: bereaved person
verb
- Deprive through death.
- synonyms: bereave
adjective
- Sorrowful through loss or deprivation.
- usage: "bereft of hope"
- synonyms: bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing
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