Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Widowed: Describes a person, especially a woman, whose spouse has died and who has not remarried. The term often carries a connotation of the bereaved state and the social condition of being alone after the loss.
   • Bereaved (of a spouse): Emphasizes the state of loss and mourning following the death of a husband or wife.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bà ấy sống cảnh góa bụa sau khi chồng mất. (She has lived a widowed life since her husband passed away.)
  • Người phụ nữ góa bụa ấy phải một mình nuôi ba đứa con. (That widowed woman had to raise three children alone.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "cảnh góa bụa" (the state/circumstance of being widowed) is commonly used to describe the overall situation of widowhood, encompassing both the emotional and material conditions.
  • Cảnh góa bụa thật khó khăn và cô đơn. (The state of widowhood is truly difficult and lonely.)

Variants and Related Words

• Goá phụ (n): A widow (the person). This is the noun form referring to the woman herself.
  • Cộng đồng đã hỗ trợ các góa phụ. (The community supported the widows.)
• Quả phụ (n): A more formal or literary term for a widow.
  • Buổi lễ tưởng niệm các liệt sĩ có sự hiện diện của nhiều quả phụ. (The memorial ceremony for the martyrs was attended by many widows.)

Synonyms

• Widowed: The direct adjective describing the marital status.
• Bereaved: Focusing on the state of having suffered the loss.

Related Idioms

• Cảnh góa bụa đơn chiếc: Describes the particularly lonely and solitary state of widowhood.
  • Bà cụ đối mặt với cảnh góa bụa đơn chiếc trong căn nhà nhỏ. (The old lady faced a solitary widowed life in the small house.)

adj

1. widow