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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn