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Rarebereft
The correct spelling is bereft.
How to pronounce bereft
/bəˈɹɛft/
verbIPA: /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.To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.
- 2.To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
- 3.To deprive of power; prevent.
- 4.To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
- 5.To destroy life; cut off.
adjective
- 1.(of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.
- 2.Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of.
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