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be·reft  audio  (b-rft) KEY 

VERB:
A past tense and a past participle of bereave.
ADJECTIVE:
    1. Deprived of something: They are bereft of their dignity.
    2. Lacking something needed or expected: "Today's graduates seem keenly aware that the future is bereft of conventional expectations" (Bruce Weber).
  2. Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved: the bereft parents.



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