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Meaning of lost in English
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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.
incapable of being recovered or regained
Examples
« his lost honor »
Synonyms
unrecoverable
irrecoverable
3.
not caught with the senses or the mind
Examples
« words lost in the din »
Synonyms
incomprehensible
uncomprehensible
4.
no longer known
Examples
« irretrievable »
« a forgotten art »
« a lost art »
« lost civilizations »
Synonyms
unrecoverable
irrecoverable
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.
unable to function
Examples
« without help »
Synonyms
hopeless
Noun
lost
Definitions
1.
people who are destined to die soon
Examples
« the agony of the doomed was in his voice »
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
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
3.
not gained or won
Examples
« a lost battle »
« a lost prize »
Synonyms
confiscate
forfeit
forfeited
Antonyms
won