bereavement
US: /bɝˈivmənt/
UK: /bɪɹˈiːvmənt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
bereavement /bi'ri:vmənt/- danh từ
- sự mất, sự tổn thất (khi bà con hay bạn bè mất đi)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U] the state of having lost a relative or close friend because they have died: the pain of an emotional crisis such as divorce or bereavement + a sense of bereavement + learning to cope with bereavement + bereavement counselling
2 [C] the death of a relative or close friend: A family bereavement meant that he could not attend the conference. + She had suffered three bereavements in quick succession.
Collocation
ADJ.
recent | family, personal
VERB + BEREAVEMENT
suffer
He has suffered a bereavement.
| come to terms with, cope with, get over
BEREAVEMENT + NOUN
counselling, counsellor
PHRASES
the pain/shock of bereavement
