Might mean (unverified): Deprived of a loved one.
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  1. bereaven: Merriam-Webster
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▸ adjective:  (obsolete) bereft

Similar:
orbate, depriv'd, affeared, bleaky, bedoven, forlorne, affeard, addebted, bedrid, forworn, more...

Opposite:
comforted, consoled, soothed

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Similar:
orbate, depriv'd, affeared, bleaky, bedoven, forlorne, affeard, addebted, bedrid, forworn, more...

Opposite:
comforted, consoled, soothed



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