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

What Lululemon is missing, he suggested, is someone like himself: “A company bereft of a visionary loses its singular voice for product and long-term strategy.”

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Then they stood on the lawn, looking bereft.

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When bereft, she even manages to sadly tip-tap her tiny feet up a staircase.

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I was bereft when Francis moved us from San Francisco to Napa after Apocalypse Now.

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But the ongoing federal government shutdown, now the longest on record, has left markets bereft of official data releases.

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