bereft

/bɪˈreft/ adjective formal

Definition

bereft of sth › completely without something: They were bereft of new ideas.

› [never before noun] alone and extremely sad: She was left bereft by his death.

(Definition of bereft adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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