Both Uses
bereaved
in
Into the Wild
(Edited)
- It is also true that, in some instances, trauma, in the shape of early separation or bereavement, has steered the potentially creative person toward developing aspects of his personality which can find fulfillment in comparative isolation.
p. 61.3 *bereavement = suffering from the death of a loved one
- Such bereavement, witnessed at close range, makes even the most eloquent apologia for high-risk activities ring fatuous and hollow.
p. 132.7bereavement = the suffering of people who have lost someone they loved
Definitions:
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(1)
(bereaved) a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)