Bereft

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: विहीन या वंचित (Viheen ya vanchit) – Deprived or lacking something, especially a non-material asset.

[bih-reft]

Deprived – वंचित (vanchit)
Lacking – अभाव (abhav)

Empty – खाली (khali)
Desolate – सूना (soona)

“Bereft” Old English “berēafian” se aaya hai, jo kisi cheez ko kho dene ya viheen hone ke arth mein use hota hai.

– “Bereft” originates from Old English “berēafian,” meaning to deprive or be without something essential.

Adjective: Bereft – वंचित (vanchit)

Noun: Bereavement – शोक (shok)

1. Wo apne dost ke support ke bina bereft feel karta hai.

– He feels bereft without his friend’s support.

2. Uske life mein happiness ki kami thi, jaise wo bereft ho.

– His life felt bereft of happiness.

India mein kisi apne ke kho jane par, bereft ya shok mein rahne ko samajik aur emotional support se doori ke roop mein dekha jata hai.

“Bereft” ka use tab hota hai jab koi kisi essential ya personal cheez ki kami mehsoos kare aur usme ek emotional void ho.

Full (भरा हुआ)

Happy (खुश)

Deprived or lacking (वंचित)

Rich (समृद्ध)

‘Deprived or lacking’ sahi jawab hai kyunki bereft ka matlab kisi cheez ki kami mehsoos karna hota hai.

French (फ्रेंच)

Latin (लैटिन)

Greek (ग्रीक)

Old English (पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी)

‘Old English’ sahi jawab hai kyunki bereft ka origin Old English language mein “berēafian” se hai.

Fulfilled (पूरित)

Empty (खाली)

Deprived (वंचित)

Sad (दुखी)

‘Fulfilled’ sahi jawab hai kyunki bereft ka matlab kisi cheez ki kami mehsoos karna hai, aur iska opposite fulfilled ho sakta hai.