bereaved

Etymology

adj

  1. having suffered the death of a loved one
    bereaved relatives
    Perversely, we love John Wick himself. That lethal, bereaved assassin is a good bad guy for our times, the natural extension of Tony Soprano, Walter White and all the other heroic antiheroes the culture has embraced. 14 March 2023, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of bereave

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