bereft

 
Pronunciation: /bɪˈrɛft/

adjective

  • 1 (bereft of) deprived of or lacking (something): her room was stark and bereft of colour
  • 2(of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone’s death or departure: his death in 1990 left her bereft

Origin:

late 16th century: archaic past participle of bereave