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ALL meanings of bereft

be·reft
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  • adjective bereft If a person or thing is bereft of something, they no longer have it. 3
  • adjective bereft deprived; parted (from) 3
  • abbreviation BEREFT bereave 3
  • adjective bereft deprived, robbed, or devoid, as of life, hope, or happiness 3
  • adjective bereft bereave verb transitive 3
  • verb bereft a simple past tense and past participle of bereave. 1
  • adjective bereft deprived: They are bereft of their senses. He is bereft of all happiness. 1
  • verb with object bereft to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother. 1
  • verb with object bereft to deprive ruthlessly or by force (usually followed by of): The war bereaved them of their home. 1
  • verb with object bereft Obsolete. to take away by violence. 1
  • adjective bereft person: lonely, heartbroken 1
  • noun bereft person: deprived of sth 1
  • adjective bereft devoid of sth 1
  • adjective bereft (of a person) Pained by the loss of someone. 0
  • adjective bereft Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of. 0
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