bereavement

What it means

1. countableuncountableThe state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.

   bereavement leave

   4 more examples

   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

   She took several weeks off work following the bereavement.

   The organization provides counselling for people experiencing bereavement.

   bereavement support

In a sentence

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

Where it comes from

From bereave + -ment.