Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bereft
IPA transcription: [bɚ'ɛft]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)
    Meaning: sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
  • Synonyms: bereft, lovelorn, unbeloved
    Meaning: unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
Usage examples
  • It frightens one to conceive of a world bereft of their presence.
  • But no primrose way nor clicking cue could woo the remorseful soul of Perkins the bereft.
  • His lonely daughter, bereft of her final hope and reliance, appealed to them both too strongly.
  • One and all, the faces of men and women seemed bereft of vitality, of interest, of thought, and, most of all, of hope.
  • A pale light, rising in the outer air, fell straight upon the bed; and on it, plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, uncared for, was the body of this man.