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bereavement vs sorrowfulness

sorrowfulness vs bereavement

bereavement and sorrowfulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bereavement Yes No No No
sorrowfulness Yes No No No
As nouns, sorrowfulness is a hypernym of bereavement; that is, sorrowfulness is a word with a broader meaning than bereavement:
  • bereavement: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
  • sorrowfulness: the state of being sad
Other hypernyms of bereavement include sadness, sorrow.
bereavement (noun) sorrowfulness (noun)
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one a state of gloomy sorrow
the state of being sad
Difference between bereavement and sorrowfulness

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