bereavement

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Having done the bereavement cycle a few too many times kinda moots the exercise.

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state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

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noun

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bereavement.

noun

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

Example sentences

Having done the bereavement cycle a few too many times kinda moots the exercise.

Would it have had one more thing?This is collective, delayed bereavement, and it's not the last time we'll see it.

Many companies have a policy for bereavement leave.

It wouldn't treat life events such as bereavement or a change in circumstance as if they're merely caused by a chemical imbalance.

She could have been reminded of her bereavement from something entirely different.

Home situations for children vary wildly and I wouldn't expect children to be mentally equipped if they're exposed to abuse, bereavement, etc.

> "It started with the loss of religious faith in the 19th century and peaked in the late 1930s, a period of dislocating social change and mass bereavement following one war, with another seemingly imminent.

[Edit: a colleague has pointed out that sometimes predicted grades are higher than achieved because there are unanticipated issues very close to exams such as illness, bereavement a stress which are not evident in year.

Often their situation rapidly degenerates after a relationship breakup or family bereavement.

Stress may be caused either by major upheavals and life events such as divorce, unemployment, moving house and bereavement, or by a series of minor irritations such as feeling undervalued at work or dealing with difficult children.