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Word entry · 6 letters

bereft

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"Deprived"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /bəˈɹɛft/Part of speech adjectiveSorted beefrtStarts with BEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Word origin

From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left.

Used in a sentence

  • bereft of strength
    powerless
  • bereft of gorm
    mindless, being an idiot
  • I was utterly bereft in the months following my wife's death.

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