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Noun: bereavement  bu'reev-munt
  1. State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
    - mourning

Derived forms: bereavements

Type of: sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness, tristesse [literary]

Encyclopedia: Bereavement

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