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bereft adjective [ bɪˈrɛft ]

• deprived of or lacking (something).
• "her room was stark and bereft of colour"
Similar: deprived of, robbed of, stripped of, denuded of, cut off from, parted from, devoid of, destitute of, bankrupt of, wanting, in need of, lacking, without, free from, low on, short of, deficient in, minus, sans, clean out of, fresh out of,
• (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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