Bereaved — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

deprive through death

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːpoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐstˈiəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐstˈiəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːpoʊz/.

Examples

the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of
bereft of hope

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bereave grief-stricken mourning grieving bereaved person bereft sorrowing

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved “the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of”
verb	deprive through death
adjective	sorrowful through loss or deprivation “bereft of hope”

Word Forms

bereavement

noun

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hinterbliebene

eine Person, die den Tod eines geliebten Menschen erlitten hat

🇫🇷French

privé

une personne qui a subi la mort d'un être cher

🇪🇸Spanish

afligido

una persona que ha sufrido la muerte de un ser querido

🇮🇹Italian

in lutto

una persona che ha sofferto la morte di qualcuno che amava

🇳🇱Dutch

nabestaanden

iemand die de dood heeft geleden van iemand van wie hij hield

🇵🇹Portuguese

enlutado

uma pessoa que sofreu a morte de alguém que amava

🇷🇺Russian

скорбящий

человек, переживший смерть близкого человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वंचित

एक व्यक्ति जिसे अपने किसी प्रियजन की मृत्यु का सामना करना पड़ा हो

🇧🇩Bengali

শোকাহত

এমন একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি তাদের প্রিয়জনের মৃত্যু ভোগ করেছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

துக்கமடைந்தார்

அவர்கள் நேசித்த ஒருவரின் மரணத்தை அனுபவித்த ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుఃఖించిన

వారు ప్రేమించిన వారి మరణాన్ని అనుభవించిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शोकग्रस्त

एखादी व्यक्ती ज्याने आपल्या प्रिय व्यक्तीचा मृत्यू सहन केला आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોકગ્રસ્ત

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેણે તેને પ્રેમ કરતા વ્યક્તિનું મૃત્યુ સહન કર્યું હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಃಖಿತನಾದ

ಅವರು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸಿದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಮರಣವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുഃഖിതനായി

അവർ സ്നേഹിച്ച ഒരാളുടെ മരണം അനുഭവിച്ച ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਗ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਦਾ ਦੁੱਖ ਝੱਲਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਉਹ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوگوار

وہ شخص جس نے کسی ایسے شخص کی موت کا سامنا کیا ہو جس سے وہ پیار کرتا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失去亲人的

因所爱之人去世而遭受痛苦的人

🇯🇵Japanese

遺族

愛する人の死に苦しんだ人

🇰🇷Korean

잃은

사랑하는 사람의 죽음을 겪은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tang quyến

một người đã phải chịu đựng cái chết của người họ yêu thương

🇹🇭Thai

ปลิวไป

บุคคลที่ต้องทนทุกข์ทรมานจากการตายของคนที่พวกเขารัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berduka

seseorang yang telah menderita kematian seseorang yang mereka cintai

🇵🇭Filipino

naulila

isang taong naranasan ang pagkamatay ng taong mahal nila

🇲🇾Malay

berduka

seseorang yang telah mengalami kematian orang yang mereka sayangi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الثكلى

الشخص الذي عانى من وفاة شخص أحبه

🇮🇷Persian

داغدار

شخصی که از مرگ کسی که دوستش داشت رنج می برد

🇹🇷Turkish

yaslı

sevdiği birinin ölümüne maruz kalan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁכּוּל

אדם שסבל ממות מישהו שאהב

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