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Definition of bereft - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
emotionpained by the loss of someone
- She felt bereft after her friend moved away.
2.
deprivationdeprived of something important
- The garden was bereft of flowers after the storm.
Expressions with bereft
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lacking something important or needed
He felt bereft of hope after the bad news.
feeling no hope or expectation for something good
After the bad news, she was bereft of hope.
Origin of bereft
Old English, be (by) + reofan (to break)
Examples of bereft in a sentence
The community felt bereft following the leader's departure. She felt bereft of hope after the news. The room was bereft of any decoration.
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- French:désemparé, dépourvu, ...
- German:betrübt, beraubt, ...
- Italian:privato, privo, ...
- Spanish:desolado, desprovisto, ...
- Portuguese:desolado, desprovido, ...
- Chinese:失落的, 失去的, ...
- Japanese:喪失感のある, 失われた, ...
- Arabic:مَفْجوع, مَحْرُوم, ...
- Hebrew:שָׁכוּל, חָסֵר, ...
- Russian:лишённый, лишенный, ...
- Ukrainian:спустошений, ...
- Hindi:शोकाकुल, वंचित, ...
Definition of bereave - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
lossRare deprive someone of a loved one through deathRare
- She was bereaved of her husband last year.
2.
deprivationRare take away something important or valuedRare
- The war bereaved the nation of its peace.
Origin of bereave
Old English, bereafian (deprive)
Examples of bereave in a sentence
After the accident, she was bereaved of her closest friend. The disaster bereaved many families of their homes. Losing his job bereaved him of his confidence.
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- French:priver de, priver, ...
- German:berauben, entziehen, ...
- Italian:privare, togliere, ...
- Spanish:perder, privar, ...
- Portuguese:privar, despojar, ...
- Chinese:丧失, 剥夺, ...
- Japanese:亡くす, 奪う, ...
- Arabic:فُجِعَ بِـ, حَرَمَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְאַבֵּד לְמִישֶׁהוּ אֶת הַבַּעַל הוּא, לִשְׁלוֹל, ...
- Russian:лишать, отнимать, ...
- Ukrainian:втрачати, позбавляти, ...
- Hindi:वंचित करना, ...
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