Bereaved vs. Bereft

Bereavedadjective

having suffered the death of a loved one

Bereavedverb

simple past tense and past participle of bereave

Bereaved

mourning due to the death of a loved one.

Bereavedadjective

sorrowful through loss or deprivation;

Bereavedadjective

deprived of a close relation or friend through their death

Bereftverb

simple past tense and past participle of bereave

Bereftadjective

(of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.

Bereftadjective

Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of.

Bereft

imp. & p. p. of Bereave.

Bereftadjective

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

Bereftadjective

sorrowful through loss or deprivation;

Bereftadjective

deprived of or lacking (something)

Bereftadjective

(of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure