Definition of Bereaved

depressed as a result of a loved one’s death

Examples of Bereaved in a sentence

The bereaved mother did not leave her home for several months.  🔊

When Cheryl committed suicide, her husband was so bereaved he thought about taking his own life.  🔊

The bereaved widow cried as the soldiers removed her husband’s casket from the airplane.  🔊

Because Ted and his mother were really close, he was severely bereaved when she died.  🔊

The minister tried to comfort the bereaved widower.  🔊

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