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(be-reft) 2 syllables

Definition

adjective. lacking something needed or wanted.

Example Sentence

The flood waters left residents bereft of home and possessions.

More Example Sentences

He was bereft of joy after the news.

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Rhymes

  • cleft
  • deft
  • heft
  • kreft
  • left
  • neft
  • tefft
  • theft

  • bereft

  • antitheft
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