# bereavement

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɪˈriːvmənt/ · frequency rank #30,332

## Definitions
1. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.

## Etymology
From bereave + -ment.

## Common misspellings (16)
`bbereavement`, `beeravement`, `beraevement`, `bereaevment`, `bereaveemnt`, `bereavemennt`, `bereavementt`, `bereavemetn`, `bereavemment`, `bereavemnet`, `bereavmeent`, `bereavvement`, `berevaement`, `berreavement`, `breeavement`, `ebreavement`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bereavement