bereavement

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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be·reave·ment /bəˈriːvmənt/ noun [countable, uncountable]  formalMX when someone loses a close friend or relative because they have died 丧亲（之痛）；丧友（之痛）；居丧 depression caused by bereavement or divorce 丧亲或离婚导致的抑郁消沉

Examples from the Corpus

bereavement• In these examples we see death and bereavement, together with other losses as an important aspect of work in counselling elderly people.• It will be said that children should maintain their innocence and should be protected from such distressing subjects as bereavement.• Certain life events, such as bereavement or other loss, can produce the same discouraged state of mind.• Certain health education topics such as bereavement, child abuse and education for parenthood were omitted by large numbers of schools.• I have had counselling, bereavement counselling, psychotherapy, drug therapy, and hypnotherapy.• Trans World Airlines, which says it usually waves advance-purchase requirements in bereavement cases, appears to be an exception.• One of his more excessive claims was that the abrupt ending of a relationship could be more damaging than bereavement.

be·reave·ment nounChineseSyllable  

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bereavement
be‧reave‧ment /bəˈriːvmənt, bɪˈriːvmənt/ noun [uncountable and countable]
formal when someone loses a close friend or relative because they have died:
    depression caused by bereavement or divorce

be·reave·mentBrE /bɪˈriːvmənt/ 🔊NAmE /bɪˈriːvmənt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the state of having lost a relative or close friend because they have died 丧失亲人；丧亲之痛◆the pain of an emotional crisis such as divorce or bereavement诸如离婚或痛失亲人等的情感危机的痛苦 [countable] the death of a relative or close friend 亲友的丧亡◆A family bereavement meant that he could not attend the conference. 他家里有人去世了，所以不能出席会议。🔊🔊