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1. Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
   "I was bereft, and I have never been able to replace her";
   - lovelorn, unbeloved
    
2. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation
   "bereft of hope";
   - bereaved, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing
    
3. Not present or included (despite being expected, required or desired)
   "the film was almost entirely bereft of new jokes";
   - missing, lacking, devoid, wanting

See also: sorrowful, unloved

Encyclopedia: Bereft