Associations to the word «Bereft»

Wiktionary

BEREFT, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of bereave
BEREFT, adjective. (of a person) pained by the loss of someone
BEREFT, adjective. Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of

Dictionary definition

BEREFT, adjective. Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love.
BEREFT, adjective. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope".

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery