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Adjective: bereft  bu'reft or bi'reft
  1. Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
    "She is merely a deviant but bereft female in need of masculine direction and control";
    - lovelorn, unbeloved
     
  2. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
    "bereft of hope";
    - bereaved, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing

See also: sorrowful, unloved

Encyclopedia: Bereft

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