bereft

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
  2. adjective sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Etymology

From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left.

In classic literature

Synonyms

lovelorn, unbeloved

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