bereft

[bih-reft]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of bereave.

adjective

1. deprived.

   They are bereft of their senses. He is bereft of all happiness.

bereft

/ bɪˈrɛft /

adjective

1. (usually foll by of) deprived; parted (from)

   bereft of hope

Word History and Origins

Origin of bereft¹

First recorded in 1525–35; be- + reft

Example Sentences

Adding to the concern is that the federal government shutdown entered its second week on Tuesday, with markets now bereft of key economic data releases.

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Whoever is appointed next at Rangers inherits a team bereft of confidence with their defence in particular struggling to contain opponents for most of the season so far and scoring also a problem.

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Indy is bereft to be left alone for long stretches of time in a strange house.

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"I had occasional, vivid dreams in which we were still on good terms. I would wake up from these feeling utterly bereft," she says.

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“What have you done with his body?” the bereft widow demands of a man from the government, asking after her husband was hauled away because of a bureaucratic error and died in custody.

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