Meanings
nounbereftness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being bereft.
Thus began six days of bereftness and uncertainty for Mr. Chiu that ended, on Tuesday night, with the Scarampella returned to him — after taking a curious detour — courtesy of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority with an assist from the person he has come to refer to as “my thief.”
2007 July 5, Eric Konigsberg, “Violin Taken in Subway Is Reunited With Owner”, in New York Times
Origin
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APA
bereftness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bereftness
MLA
“bereftness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bereftness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bereftness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bereftness.
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