Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Deprived of something.
- adjective Lacking something needed or expected.
- adjective Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Preterit and past participle of bereave.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. & p. p. of
bereave .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
bereave . - verb obsolete, rare To deprive.
- adjective of a person
pained by the loss of someone - adjective
deprived of,lacking ,stripped of,robbed of
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
- adjective sorrowful through loss or deprivation
Etymologies
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Examples
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In his recent writings, Millennium People [10] and Kingdom Come, [11] Ballard depicts a Britain bereft of social values other than those of daytime TV and the shopping centre, and while his central characters can lack credibility his general description of the cultural landscape is far more accurate than almost anything that has been published in the pages of any recent architectural publication.
Ballardian » A Near Future: Nic Clear’s Tribute to JG Ballard 2009
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Alas, filmmaker Chris Columbus does not appear to tweet (I checked), so we must for now remain bereft of his feelings concerning Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz, and Raj’s tradition of celebrating “Columbus” Day by watching the Columbus-penned generational touchstonesGoonies, Gremlins, andYoung Sherlock Holmes — probably the nicest Columbus Day joke evermade about theHome Alone director, in fact.
'Big Bang Theory': Raj, deported? Sheldon to the rescue! | EW.com 2009
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She sits alone, lost in thought, her expression bereft, a tissue in her hand.
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She sits alone, lost in thought, her expression bereft, a tissue in her hand.
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Proceedings are based largely on scientific and medical evidence in a field that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has described as "bereft of complete and direct proof of how vaccines affect the human body."
David Kirby: High Rates of Autism Found in Federal Vaccine Injury Program: Study Says More Answers Needed David Kirby 2011
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She sits alone, lost in thought, her expression bereft, a tissue in her hand.
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Proceedings are based largely on scientific and medical evidence in a field that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has described as "bereft of complete and direct proof of how vaccines affect the human body."
David Kirby: High Rates of Autism Found in Federal Vaccine Injury Program: Study Says More Answers Needed David Kirby 2011
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I wish that slogan never became so overused for it is merely become a catch phrase bereft of meaning. msspurlock said ...
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Among the military regime's most strident critics, both New Zealand and Australia's chief diplomats were expelled from the capital Suva last November, which Smith said left both nations "bereft" of the ability to initiate or have meaningful talks.
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Among the military regime's most strident critics, both New Zealand and Australia's chief diplomats were expelled from the capital Suva last November, which Smith said left both nations "bereft" of the ability to initiate or have meaningful talks.
jorge999 commented on the word bereft
...nothing left
November 7, 2009