Meaning of lost in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   lost

   Definitions

   1. having lost your bearings

   Examples

   • « confused as to time or place or personal identity »
   • « I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway »
   • « the anesthetic left her completely disoriented »

   Synonyms

   • unoriented
2. 2. incapable of being recovered or regained

   Examples

   • « his lost honor »

   Synonyms

   • unrecoverable
   • irrecoverable
3. 3. not caught with the senses or the mind

   Examples

   • « words lost in the din »

   Synonyms

   • incomprehensible
   • uncomprehensible
4. 4. no longer known

   Examples

   • « irretrievable »
   • « a forgotten art »
   • « a lost art »
   • « lost civilizations »

   Synonyms

   • unrecoverable
   • irrecoverable
5. 5. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements

   Examples

   • « filled with bewilderment »
   • « obviously bemused by his questions »
   • « bewildered and confused »
   • « a cloudy and confounded philosopher »
   • « just a mixed-up kid »
   • « she felt lost on the first day of school »

   Synonyms

   • perplexed
6. 6. unable to function

   Examples

   • « without help »

   Synonyms

   • hopeless

7. Noun

   lost

   Definitions

   1. people who are destined to die soon

   Examples

   • « the agony of the doomed was in his voice »

8. Qualitative Adjective

   lost

   Definitions

   1. no longer in your possession or control

   Examples

   • « unable to be found or recovered »
   • « a lost child »
   • « lost friends »
   • « his lost book »
   • « lost opportunities »

   Synonyms

   • mislaid
   • misplaced
   • missing
   • straying
   • squandered
   • wasted
   • gone(p)

   Antonyms

   • found
9. 2. spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed

   Examples

   • « lost souls »
   • « a lost generation »
   • « a lost ship »
   • « the lost platoon »

   Synonyms

   • cursed
   • damned
   • doomed
   • unredeemed
   • unsaved
   • destroyed
   • ruined

   Antonyms

   • saved
10. 3. not gained or won

    Examples

    • « a lost battle »
    • « a lost prize »

    Synonyms

    • confiscate
    • forfeit
    • forfeited

    Antonyms

    • won