bereft

(bĭ-rĕft')
v.
A past tense and a past participle of bereave.

adj.

1. 1. Deprived of something: They are bereft of their dignity.
   2. 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.

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adjective

Having been given up and left alone: abandoned, derelict, deserted, desolate, forlorn, forsaken, lorn. See keep/release.

adj

Definition: lacking; missing
Antonyms: full, happy

IN BRIEF: Not having something needed or wanted.

Alone for weeks in the mountains, he felt keenly bereft of human companionship.

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For a list of words related to bereft, see:

• Sad, Serious, Pessimistic, or Discontented

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