Meaning of bereft in English. not having something or feeling great loss: Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope. After the last of their children had left home the couple felt utterly bereft.
How do you use the word bereft?
Bereft in a Sentence ?
- When my husband died, I felt bereft of love and hope.
- The car accident left Jeremiah bereft of the ability to move because of a spinal cord injury.
- After learning she had won the lottery, Betty was bereft of speech. ...
- The bereft parents felt hopeless when they learned of their daughter's death.
What does bereft mean?
bereft \bih-REFT\ adjective. 1 : deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something — usually used with of. 2 : lacking something needed, wanted, or expected — used with of. 3 : suffering the death of a loved one : bereaved.
