Unhappy vs Bereft - What's the difference?
unhappy | bereft | Related terms |
Not happy; sad.
* The Beggar's Opera
Not satisfied; unsatisfied.
Not lucky; unlucky.
Not suitable; unsuitable.
(bereave)
(of a person) pained by the loss of someone
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deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of
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, year=2011
, date=November 3
, author=David Ornstein
, title=Macc Tel-Aviv 1–2 Stoke
, work=BBC Sport
* {{quote-book, passage=And there I strove, and there I clove through the drift of icy streams; / And there I fought, and there I sought for the pay-streak of my dreams. ¶ So twenty years, with their hopes and fears and smiles and tears and such, / Went by and left me long bereft of hope of the Midas touch;
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, chapter=(The Ballad of One-Eyed Mike)
, author=Robert W. Service
, year=1909}}
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Unhappy is a related term of bereft.
As adjectives the difference between unhappy and bereft
is that unhappy is not happy; sad while bereft is (of a person) pained by the loss of someone.As a verb bereft is
(bereave).unhappy
English
Adjective
(er)- A moment of time may make us unhappy forever.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* happy * glad * delighted * exuberant * joyous * joyfulbereft
English
Verb
(head)- bereft of strength – powerless
- bereft of gorm – in Yorkshire dialect – mindless one, idiot = gormless
Adjective
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- Mr. Praline:
' E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!