bereftness

Etymology

From bereft + -ness.

bereftness means the quality of being bereft. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

The 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.””