English Explanatory Dictionary

bereft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of bereave
adj
  1. Pained by the loss of someone.
  2. Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.
  3. Lacking, devoid of.

Pronunciation

/bəˈɹɛft/ en-us-bereft.ogg en-au-bereft.ogg

Word forms

bereft

Etymology

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

Synonyms

barren destitute

Derived words

bereftness unbereft

Translations

Bulgarian: лишен Czech: zbavený m čeho Finnish: ilman Finnish: osaton French: privé de German: beraubt German: verlassen Icelandic: svipta Icelandic: taka frá Italian: deprivato Italian: orbato Latin: orbus Macedonian: ли́шен Māori: tukaunga Polish: pozbawiony Portuguese: destituído Portuguese: privado Russian: утративший Russian: лишённый Russian: ограбленный Spanish: privado Spanish: despojado Spanish: desprovisto Spanish: desproveído Spanish: carente Spanish: sin- Spanish: falto Swedish: berövad Turkish: yoksun Turkish: mahrum
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