bereft

C2
Pronunciation
/bəˈɹɛft/
/bəˈɹɛft/
Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.

2 Definition

To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.

3 Definition

To deprive of power; prevent.

4 Definition

To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

Example Sentences
  • Death bereaved him of his wife.
5 Definition

To destroy life; cut off.

Adjective
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

(of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.

2 Definition

Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of.