bereaved

Noun · Adjective
US[ber-eevd]/bɚˈivd/2 syllables
Synonyms: bereaved personbereftgrief-strickengrievingmourningsorrowing

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved“the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of”Synonyms: bereaved personType of actor, doer

Adjective (1)

  1. sorrowful through loss or deprivation“bereft of hope”Synonyms: bereftgrief-strickengrievingmourningsorrowingOpposite joyfulSimilar sorrowful
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

be·reaved′ (bē-rēv′), adjective

mourning due to the death of a loved one. Syn. — bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(prenominal), sorrowing(prenominal).

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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