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bereft
deprived of something precious, especially through loss
Synonyms
- deprived
- dispossessed
- lacking
Antonyms
- endowed
- provided
- possessing
bereft in a sentence
Without her closest adviser, the queen felt bereft and uncertain.
The archive was bereft of records from the town's earliest years.
Where it comes from
From Old English bereafian, meaning 'to deprive or rob.'
Memory hook
BEREFT sounds like 'be left': to be left without something is to be bereft.
Read it in context
- Against the Metal Arts