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bereft
be·reft B0197500 (bĭ-rĕft′)v.A past tense and a past participle of bereave.adj.1. a. Deprived of something: They are bereft of their dignity.b. Lacking something needed or expected: "Today's graduates seem keenly aware that the future is bereft of conventional expectations" (Bruce Weber).2. Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved: the bereft parents.bereft (bɪˈrɛft) adj (usually foll by of) deprived; parted (from): bereft of hope. be•reft (bɪˈrɛft)
v. 1. a pt. and pp. of bereave. adj. 2. deprived. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  bereft - unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited lovelovelorn, unbelovedunloved - not loved | | 2. |  bereft - sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"bereaved, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowingsorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13 |
bereftadjectivebereft of deprived of, without, minus, lacking in, devoid of, cut off from, parted from, sans (archaic), robbed of, empty of, denuded of The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.bereftadjectiveHaving been given up and left alone:abandoned, derelict, deserted, desolate, forlorn, forsaken, lorn.Translationsbereft (biˈreft) adjective (with of) having had something taken away. bereft of speech. 被剝奪，喪失 被剥夺的，丧失的 bereft
bereft of (someone or something)Completely lacking something. The children at the orphanage are bereft of any family members. After crying all day at the hospital, I was bereft of all emotion when I got home.See also: bereft, ofbereft of someone or somethingleft without someone or something. (Bereft is the past participle of bereave, functioning here as an adjective.) Tom was bereft of all hope. The child was bereft of his parents.See also: bereft, ofbereft
Synonyms for bereftphrase bereft ofSynonyms- deprived of
- without
- minus
- lacking in
- devoid of
- cut off from
- parted from
- sans
- robbed of
- empty of
- denuded of
Synonyms for bereftadj having been given up and left aloneSynonyms- abandoned
- derelict
- deserted
- desolate
- forlorn
- forsaken
- lorn
Synonyms for bereftadj unhappy in loveSynonymsRelated Wordsadj sorrowful through loss or deprivationSynonyms- bereaved
- grief-stricken
- grieving
- mourning
- sorrowing
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