Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Bereavement /(bē̇*rēv"ment)/ · Be·reave·ment · IPA /bɪˈriːvmənt/ 01 n. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death. 1. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.