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Adjective: bereaved  bu'reevd
  1. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
    - bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing
Noun: bereaved  bu'reevd
  1. A person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
    "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of"
    - bereaved person
Verb: bereave  bu'reev
  1. Deprive through death

See also: bereavement, sorrowful

Type of: deprive, divest, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, strip