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bereft

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be·reft  (b-rft)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of bereave.
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.

bereft [bɪˈrɛft]
adj
(usually foll by of) deprived; parted (from) bereft of hope
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bereftbereft - unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
unloved - not loved
2.bereft - sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
sorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13

bereft
adjective
bereft of deprived of, without, minus, lacking in, devoid of, cut off from, parted from, sans (archaic), robbed of, empty of, denuded of The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.
Translations
bereft [bɪˈreft] ADJ (frm) to be bereft of (= not have to hand) → estar desprovisto de; (= not possess) → estar falto de; (= be robbed) → ser despojado de

bereft [bɪˈrɛft] adj [person] (= lonely) → perdu(e)
to be bereft of sth (= without) → être dépourvu(e) de qch

bereft
adj to be bereft of somethingeiner Sache (gen)bar sein (geh); his life was bereft of happinessseinem Leben fehlte jegliches Glück

bereft [bɪˈrɛft] adj (frm) to be bereft of sthessere privo/a di qc
bereft [bɪˈrɛft] adj (frm) to be bereft of sthessere privo/a di qc

bereft
adj bereft [biˈreft]
(withof) having had something taken away bereft of speech. beroof, ontneem مَحْروم، مُجَرَّدٌ مِن отмъкнат zbavený berøvet; frarøvet beraubt στερημένος, απογυμνωμένος privado de kaotanud فقدان؛ کمبود olla kadottanut jtk privé de אִבֵּד @@@אִיבֵּד$$$ पूर्णरूप से वंचित oduzet, prikraćen megfosztott kehilangan sviptur privo di 奪われて 잃은 netekęs, praradęs zaudējis (domas, jūtas u.tml.) kehilangan beroofd berøvet, frarøvet pozbawiony privado lăsat fără утративший zbavený brez, oropan lišen berövad หมด mahrum, yoksun, yitirmiş 被剝奪,喪失 втративший кого, осиротілий کھوئی ہوئی شے واپس حاصل کرنا bị mất


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Does one ever feel bereft when one picks up one's chips to light one's fire for one's evening meal?
He scoffed at them as adventures, mountebanks, sideshow riffraff, dime museum freaks; he assailed their showy titles with measureless derision; he said they were back-alley barbers disguised as nobilities, peanut peddlers masquerading as gentlemen, organ-grinders bereft of their brother monkey.
He had released my arm and was standing rigid and motionless in the center of the illuminated roadway, staring like one bereft of sense.
 
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