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bereft

The correct spelling is bereft.

How to pronounce bereft

/bəˈɹɛft/
verb

IPA: /bəˈɹɛft/

Say it like: Ber-eft

The correct spelling is bereft. To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim. For example: "Death bereaved him of his wife."

Usage Examples

Death bereaved him of his wife.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.
  2. 2.To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
  3. 3.To deprive of power; prevent.
  4. 4.To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
  5. 5.To destroy life; cut off.

adjective

  1. 1.(of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.
  2. 2.Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of.

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