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suffering the death of a loved one
- to one investigator, the bereft woman seemed to be taking the sudden death of her rich husband amazingly well
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utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected
- a cheap motel completely bereft of all amenities
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“Bereft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereft. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of bereft was in 1554
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