grief-stricken vs bereft

grief-stricken and bereft both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grief-stricken	No	Yes	No	No
bereft	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, grief-stricken and bereft are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of grief-stricken include bereaved, grieving, mourning, sorrowing.

grief-stricken (adjective)	bereft (adjective)
sorrowful through loss or deprivation	sorrowful through loss or deprivation
	unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love