adj
bereft
buh-REHFT
adj
1
Left in a state of grief or emptiness after a painful loss.
"He felt utterly bereft after his dog died."
2
Completely lacking something; stripped of it.
"The abandoned house stood bereft of furniture, its rooms echoing and bare."
"The plan was bereft of any real detail."
How to Use Bereft
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither devastated by a loss, or simply "without" something entirely — always followed by "of" in the second sense.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
bereft of hope
bereft of ideas
left bereft
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Etymology
An old past-tense form of "bereave," related to the words leave and left.