bereaved vs bereft

bereaved

Definitions

noun

  1. a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

adjective

  1. sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Examples

The bereaved are normally anxious for a speedy conclusion in these tragic cases.

A bereaved couple allow their dead son to be cloned by a sinister scientific institute in this clunking supernatural thriller.

His strong able-bodied cockswain did good service in cheerfully carrying his much-loved Commander, and they managed to return to the boat, and brought the two bereaved and sorrow-stricken ladies back to the “Pioneer.”

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bereft

Definitions

adjective

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

Examples

Rather like Norwegian parrots, most are bereft of life.

We are now sanitized and correct, factual and precise, but tragically bereft of relationship.

A person bereft by permanent loss or separation feels this range of emotion multiplied many times.

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