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- DictionaryBe·reft/bəˈreft/
adjective
- 1. deprived of or lacking (something): "her room was stark and bereft of color"
- 2. (of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure: "his death in 1990 left her bereft"
The meaning of BEREFT is deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something —usually used with of. How to use bereft in a sentence. Did you know?
having to do without something or someone and suffering from the loss:
bereft. adjective [ after verb ] formal us / bɪˈreft / uk / bɪˈreft /. Add to word list. not having something or feeling great loss: Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope. After the last of their children had left home the couple felt utterly bereft. Compare. grieving.
verb. a simple past tense and past participle of bereave. adjective. deprived: They are bereft of their senses. He is bereft of all happiness. bereft. / bɪˈrɛft / adjective. usually foll by of deprived; parted (from) bereft of hope.
If a person or thing is bereft of something, they no longer have it. The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life. American English : bereft / bɪˈrɛft /
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.
Definition of bereft adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Verb. Filter. adjective. Deprived of something. They are bereft of their dignity. American Heritage. Deprived, robbed, or devoid, as of life, hope, or happiness. Webster's New World. Lacking something needed or expected. American Heritage. Bereaved. Webster's New World. Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved. The bereft parents.
BEREFT definition: 1. completely without something: 2. alone and extremely sad: . Learn more.
Synonyms for BEREFT: bereaved, grieving, weeping, unhappy, mourning, widowed, sad, distressed; Antonyms of BEREFT: full, filled, replete, fraught, provided, rife, flush, furnished.
