Bereft — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæpɐdˈɑːʃɪˌoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌastəɹˈɛləɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌastəɹˈɛləɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæpɐdˈɑːʃɪˌoʊ/.

Examples

bereft of hope

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grief-stricken unbeloved lovelorn mourning bereaved grieving sorrowing

Parts of Speech

adjective	unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
adjective	sorrowful through loss or deprivation “bereft of hope”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beraubt

unglücklich in der Liebe; unter unerwiderter Liebe leiden

🇫🇷French

privé

malheureux en amour; souffrant d'un amour non partagé

🇪🇸Spanish

privado

infeliz en el amor; sufriendo por un amor no correspondido

🇮🇹Italian

privo

infelice in amore; soffre di un amore non corrisposto

🇳🇱Dutch

beroofd

ongelukkig in de liefde; lijden aan onbeantwoorde liefde

🇵🇹Portuguese

desolado

infeliz no amor; sofrendo por um amor não correspondido

🇷🇺Russian

лишенный

несчастен в любви; страдать от безответной любви

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दीवाना

प्यार में नाखुश; एकतरफा प्यार से पीड़ित

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন

প্রেমে অসুখী; অপরিশোধিত ভালবাসায় ভুগছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைந்த

காதலில் மகிழ்ச்சியற்றவர்; கிடைக்காத காதலால் அவதிப்படுகிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

నశించిన

ప్రేమలో సంతోషంగా లేదు; అనాలోచిత ప్రేమతో బాధపడుతున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

वंचित

प्रेमात नाखूष; अपरिचित प्रेमाने ग्रस्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂર

પ્રેમમાં નાખુશ; અપૂરતા પ્રેમથી પીડાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳಕೊಂಡ

ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅತೃಪ್ತಿ; ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಿಸದ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಬಳಲುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശൂന്യമായ

പ്രണയത്തിൽ അസന്തുഷ്ടൻ; ലഭിക്കാത്ത സ്നേഹത്താൽ കഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਰਫ਼ਟ

ਪਿਆਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਾਖੁਸ਼; ਬੇਲੋੜੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਤੋਂ ਪੀੜਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

محروم

محبت میں ناخوش؛ بے حساب محبت میں مبتلا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失去亲人

爱情不幸福；遭受单相思的痛苦

🇯🇵Japanese

失った

恋に不幸。報われない愛に苦しんでいる

🇰🇷Korean

여읜

사랑에 불행하다; 짝사랑으로 고통받고 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị bỏ rơi

không hạnh phúc trong tình yêu; đau khổ vì tình yêu không được đáp lại

🇹🇭Thai

สูญเสีย

ไม่มีความสุขในความรัก ทุกข์ทรมานจากความรักที่ไม่สมหวัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehilangan

tidak bahagia dalam cinta; menderita cinta tak berbalas

🇵🇭Filipino

nawalan ng malay

hindi masaya sa pag-ibig; nagdurusa sa pagmamahal na hindi nasusuklian

🇲🇾Malay

kehilangan

tidak bahagia dalam cinta; menderita kerana cinta yang tidak berbalas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجردة

غير سعيد في الحب؛ معاناة من الحب بلا مقابل

🇮🇷Persian

محروم

ناراضی در عشق؛ رنج بردن از عشق نافرجام

🇹🇷Turkish

yoksun

aşkta mutsuz; karşılıksız aşkın acısını çekiyorum

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁכּוּל

אומלל באהבה; סובל מאהבה נכזבת

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