bereft.
Pained by the loss of someone.
Meaning & usage
Pained by the loss of someone.
I was utterly bereft in the months following my wife's death.
Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.
Lacking, devoid of.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left.
simple past and past participle of bereave
bereft of strength
bereft of gorm
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left.
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