bereaved

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈɹiːvd/

Adjective

bereaved (comparative more bereaved, superlative most bereaved)

1. having suffered the death of a loved one

   bereaved relatives

   • 2023 March 14, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Perversely, we love John Wick himself. That lethal, bereaved assassin is a good bad guy for our times, the natural extension of Tony Soprano, Walter White and all the other heroic antiheroes the culture has embraced.

Verb

bereaved

1. simple past and past participle of bereave

Anagrams

• beavered