- bereft
- be|reft [ bı`reft ] adjective MAINLY LITERARYextremely unhappy and lonelybereft of somethinglacking something that you need
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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bereft of — not having (something that is needed, wanted, or expected) They appear to be completely bereft of new ideas. [=to be completely without new ideas] He was bereft of all hope. a man bereft of reason • • • Main Entry: ↑bereft … Useful english dictionary
bereft — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (bereft of) deprived of; without. 2) lonely and abandoned. ORIGIN archaic past participle of BEREAVE(Cf. ↑bereavement) … English terms dictionary
bereft — [bēreft′] vt. alt. pt. & pp. of BEREAVE adj. 1. deprived, robbed, or devoid, as of life, hope, or happiness 2. BEREAVED … English World dictionary
Bereft — Be*reft (b[ e]*r[e^]ft ), imp. & p. p. of {Bereave}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bereft — index bankrupt, destitute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bereft of — index devoid, insufficient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bereft — late 14c., past tense of BEREAVE (Cf. bereave) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
bereft — [adj] lacking; missing beggared, bereaved, cut off, deprived, destitute, devoid, dispossessed, divested, fleeced, impoverished, left without, minus, naked, parted from, robbed, shorn, stripped, wanting, without; concepts 546,576 Ant. full, happy … New thesaurus
Bereft — Bereave Be*reave (b[ e]*r[=e]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved} (b[ e]*r[=e]vd ), {Bereft} (b[ e]*r[e^]ft ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere[ a]fian. See {Be }, and {Reave.}] [1913 Webster] 1. To make destitute; to deprive;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bereft — adj. (cannot stand alone) stripped bereft of (bereft of all hope; bereft of one s senses) USAGE NOTE: In the meaning having recently lost a dear one , the form bereaved is used the bereaved parents. * * * [bɪ reft] (cannot stand alone) [ stripped … Combinatory dictionary
Bereft — Infobox Film name =Bereft director =Tim Daly and J. Clark Mathis producer =Tim Daly and Stephen Burleigh writer =Peter Ferland || Bereft is a 2004 film written by Peter Ferland and directed by Tim Daly and J. Clark Mathis. Bereft is the first… … Wikipedia
