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communal bereavement

com·mu·nal be·reave·ment


noun 
Definition:
 
widespread distress that follows public tragedy: the phenomenon of widespread distress, e.g. insomnia, depression, and greater susceptibility to heart attacks, seen following a high-profile tragedy among people who have never met those who have died in it

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