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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

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