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    bereft
    /bɪˈrɛft/

    adjective

    • 1. deprived of or lacking (something): "her room was stark and bereft of colour"
    • 2. (of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure: "his death in 1990 left her bereft"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEREFT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Bereft means not having something or feeling great loss, such as hope, money, or companionship. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find related words and phrases in the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bereftBereft Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Bereft means deprived or robbed of something, often used with of, or lacking something needed or wanted. It can also mean suffering the death of a loved one. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBEREFT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    having to do without something or someone and suffering from the loss:

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › bereftBEREFT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bereft definition: a simple past tense and past participle of bereave. . See examples of BEREFT used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEREFT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Bereft means deprived, parted, or robbed of something, especially hope or happiness. It is often used in the phrase bereft of, followed by a noun. See the word frequency, origin, and usage examples of bereft in British and American English.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bereftBereft - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of bereft. adjective. lacking or deprived of something. adjective. sorrowful through loss or deprivation. “ bereft of hope” synonyms: bereaved, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing. sorrowful. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss. adjective.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbereft adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective bereft, which means completely without something or sad and lonely because of a loss. See examples, synonyms and word origin.