bereavement

  • 11bereavement — be|reave|ment [bıˈri:vmənt] n [U and C] formal when someone loses a close friend or relative because they have died ▪ depression caused by bereavement or divorce …

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  • 12bereavement — noun (C, U) formal the fact or state of having lost a close friend or relative because they have died: depression caused by bereavement or divorce …

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  • 13bereavement — noun slowly getting over his bereavement Syn: loss, deprivation, dispossession, privation; grief, sorrow, sadness, suffering …

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  • 14bereavement — bereave ► VERB (be bereaved) ▪ be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death. DERIVATIVES bereavement noun. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 15Bereavement benefit — is paid to the window/widower and/or orphans of a person who has died. United Kingdom Bereavement benefit replaced Widow s benefit in the United Kingdom in April 2001. It is a social security benefit that is designed to support people who have… …

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  • 16Bereavement (film) — Bereavement Directed by Stevan Mena Produced by Steven Mena Written by …

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  • 17bereavement counseling — bereavement counseling, psychological counseling offered to surviving family members who have lost a relative: »The therapy offered…inevitably leads to bereavement counseling, a fairly well explained branch of psychology…working with survivors in …

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  • 18bereavement hallucination —    Also known as post bereavement hallucination and grief hallucination. All three terms are used to denote a heterogeneous group of * sensory deceptions occurring in the context of grief over the loss of a spouse or other loved one. As to their… …

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  • 19Bereavement in Judaism — Part of a series on …

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  • 20bereavement — noun Date: circa 1731 the state or fact of being bereaved; especially the loss of a loved one by death …

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