bereft

Etymology

From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left.

verb

1. simple past and past participle of bereave
   bereft of strength ― powerless
   bereft of gorm (Yorkshire dialect) ― mindless one, idiot

adj

1. (of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.
   [Oscar] Pistorius's punishment for killing her Reeva Steenkamp] that night is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry. 21 October 2014, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport)
2. Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.
   This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late parrot! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies! 1969-12-07, Monty Python, “Full Frontal Nudity, Dead Parrot sketch”, in Monty Python's Flying Circus, spoken by Mr Praline (John Cleese)
   The hosts had not lost in 12 home European games but looked shaky at the back and bereft of attacking ideas, inviting Stoke forward for further opportunities. November 3, 2011, David Ornstein, “Macc Tel-Aviv 1–2 Stoke”, in BBC Sport
3. Lacking, devoid of.