Bereft

adjective/bəˈɹɛft/emotion
Definition
Deprived of or lacking something.
Etymology
From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left.
Synonyms
barren, destitute
In a sentence
  • Bereft of funding, the project quietly died.
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added 2025-08-13