• bereavement /bɪˈriːvmənt/ 1-[uncountable] the state of having lost a relative or close friend because they have died : U 사별 e.g.) the pain of an emotional crisis such as divorce or bereavement 이혼이나 사별 같은 정서적 위기로 인한 고통 a sense of bereavement learning to cope with bereavement bereavement counselling 2-[countable] the death of a relative or close friend : C 가족[친지]의 사망, 상 e.g.) A family bereavemen..