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Bereavement

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.

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Sadness 76% connected

Heaviness; firmness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sorrow 76% connected

The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mourn 74% connected

To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mourn 74% connected

To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mourning 92% connected

of Mourn

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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