Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Bereavement has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
"After her sudden passing, he spent weeks in a deep state of bereavement before finally finding peace."
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death
"After her grandmother's passing, she spent weeks in a deep silence that marked the true weight of her bereavement."