bereft
adjective/bɪˈreft/
/bɪˈreft/
[not before noun] (formal)- bereft of something completely without something; having lost something
- bereft of ideas/hope
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- (of a person) sad and lonely because you have lost something
- He was utterly bereft when his wife died.
- The shock of his departure had left her feeling alone and bereft.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: archaic past participle of bereave.
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