bereavement

English

Etymology

bereave +‎ -ment

Noun

bereavement (countable and uncountable, plural bereavements)

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death
- 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
  I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost

Translations

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death

Bulgarian: тежка загуба f (težka zaguba) (при смърт на близък човек)
Catalan: dol (ca) m
Chinese:
Chinese:

Mandarin: 喪親 (zh), 丧亲 (zh) (sàngqīn)
Czech: zármutek m, truchlení n, smutek (cs) m, žal (cs) m
Dutch: verlies (nl), beroving (nl), sterfgeval (nl)
French: privation (fr) f, deuil (fr) m
German: Trauerfall m

Greek: πένθος (el) n (pénthos)
Icelandic: ástvinamissir m, einstæðingsskapur m
Italian: lutto (it) m
Japanese: 死別 (しべつ, shibetsu)
Latin: viduitās f
Latvian: zaudējums m
Portuguese: luto (pt) m
Russian: утра́та (ru) f (utráta), тяжёлая утра́та f (tjažólaja utráta), поте́ря (ru) f (potérja)
Spanish: duelo (es) m, luto (es) m

See also

mourning

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