Synonyms for bereaved

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bih-reevd

Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈrivd

Définition of bereaved

Origin : Old English bereafian "to deprive of, take away, seize, rob," from be + reafian "rob, plunder," from Proto-Germanic *raubojanan, from PIE *reup- "to snatch" (see rapid). A common Germanic formation (cf. Old Frisian birava "despoil," Old Saxon biroban, Dutch berooven, Old High German biroubon, German berauben, Gothic biraubon). Since mid-17c., mostly in reference to life, hope, loved ones, and other immaterial possessions. Past tense forms bereaved and bereft have co-existed since 14c., now slightly differentiated in meaning, the former applied to loss of loved ones, the latter to circumstances.

verb deprive

Example sentences :

And the lady blessed Evelyn, and felt that, if bereaved, she was not alone.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Therefore, like a bereaved mother, she only gave herself the more to her father.
Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald

Where was the beautiful friendship that had been the comfort, the prop of her bereaved life?
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

For a moment he felt as if Vere were bereaved, were motherless.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

I listened to him and remembered an afternoon's visit to a bereaved mother.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

And she must go on immediately to comfort that bereaved soul.
Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

But I found I was not the only man in the command who was bereaved of his first love.
Extract from : « Three Years in the Federal Cavalry » by Willard Glazier

That will occupy the minds and energies of thousands who have been bereaved as you have.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various

Only yesterday she had been wondering what bereaved women felt about God.
Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens

All were past their prime and bereaved, and one was nearly blind.
Extract from : « The Tyranny of the Dark » by Hamlin Garland

Antonyms for bereaved

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