lost

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[ US /ˈɫɔst/ ]
[ UK /lˈɒst/ ]

ADJECTIVE

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
a cloudy and confounded philosopher
she felt lost on the first day of school
obviously bemused by his questions
bewildered and confused
just a mixed-up kid
incapable of being recovered or regained
his lost honor
spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
lost souls
a lost ship
a lost generation
the lost platoon
having lost your bearings; 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
deeply absorbed in thought
as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
lost in thought
a preoccupied frown
not gained or won
a lost battle
a lost prize
not caught with the senses or the mind
words lost in the din
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
a lost child
lost friends
lost opportunities
his lost book
unable to function; without help

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How To Use lost In A Sentence

I used to think the worst feeling was losing someone you love. But, I was wrong. The worst feeling is the moment you have lost yourself.
I try to teach them a bit of Cockney but it's a lost cause. The Sun
Early plans for a bit of work were killed off when he lost his job.
Though the change was slight, he saw that they had both lost a little of their babyishness.
When things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. It's because a little piece gets lost - the two remaining ends couldn't fit together even if they wanted to. The whole shape has changed. John Green
If they have stopped doing it then they will have lost a lot of time. The Sun
His eyes have a certain amount of little-boy-lost about them and his slightly nervy, jumpy presence also helps him appear a lot younger than his 43 years.
Humus being highly colloidal, has the ability to adsorb and retain for future plant use many of the ions such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphates and ammonia which might be leached from the soil and lost in drainage.
The space left by evaporation is called the ullage, while the liquid lost is sometimes called the ‘angels' share’ and is particularly financially significant in the production of older cognac and Armagnac.
It's as if an angel made a divine appointment to show me what a kete of kindness can do for a flock of lost little lambs.

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