bereft

CEFRC1

/bəˈɹɛft/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    sorrowful through loss or deprivation.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.

Examples

  • Men who were bereft of reason conducted the war.

  • He was bereft of all hope.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Pained by the loss of someone.

  2. Lacking, devoid of.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of bereave

More examples

In context

  • She was bereft of all hope.

  • I was utterly bereft in the months following my wife's death.

  • bereft of gorm

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

After the scandal, he felt blank of all dignity and respect.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left.