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[ adjective ] sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Examples

"bereft of hope"

Used in print

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

Mostly the scene was crowded with mourners , such_as the dramatic Dell'Arca_Lamentation in Bologna , where the grief-stricken spectators had usurped Mary 's last poignant moment .

Related terms

sorrowful

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