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[ bih-reft ] / bɪˈrɛft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bereft ON THESAURUS.COM
verba simple past tense and past participle of bereave. adjectivedeprived: They are bereft of their senses. He is bereft of all happiness. Origin of bereftFirst recorded in 1525–35; be- + reft Words nearby bereftbereave, bereaved, bereavement, Berecyntia, red in the face, be, bereft, Berenice, Berenice's Hair, Berenson, Beresford, beret Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bereftBereft of a competitive 2016 primary, Democrats are backing candidates for Clinton campaign manager. The Race to Be Hillary’s Karl Rove|David Freedlander|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST They happened to men, to women, to young and old, to scientists and sailors, to the bereft and to the content. Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death|Patricia Pearson|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Kirsty, understandably, was not impressed at being dumped on her dream day, and her bereft wail filled the church. America, Presenting Your New Addiction: ‘The Archers’|Tim Teeman|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST One lost game and he seems as bereft and broken as Willy Loman. The All-American Abuse of ‘Friday Night Tykes’|Tim Teeman|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One about teens battling to the death, and several about bereft middle-aged people struggling to keep it together. Whatever Happened to Great Holiday Films?|Liesl Schillinger|December 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Like one bereft I ran back into the telegraph office, and began to call the dispatcher's office. A Lover in Homespun|F. Clifford Smith He looked like one bereft of sense, as he stood there without uttering a word. A Black Adonis|Linn Boyd Porter She felt sorry for the young man who, like herself, was lonely and bereft. Talbot's Angles|Amy E. Blanchard O thou northern site, bereft Indeed, and widow'd, since of these depriv'd! The Vision of Purgatory, Part 1|Dante Alighieri But the savages, terrified by the midnight surprise and by the report of the muskets, were bereft of reason. King Philip|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for bereft
adjective(usually foll by of) deprived; parted (from)bereft of hope Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bereftcut off, destitute, devoid, impoverished, minus, naked, stripped, wanting, without, deprived, beggared, bereaved, dispossessed, divested, fleeced, robbed, shorn |