- a period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one: The widow had many visitors during her bereavement.
- a state of intense grief, as after the loss of a loved one; desolation: Not all therapists are equipped to treat clients suffering with such debilitating bereavement.
- deprivation or loss by force (usually followed by of): The bereavement of our community began with the closing of the mill.
- the condition of having been deprived of something or someone valued, esp through death
- a death
