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bereft
(be¦reft)
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
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