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Definition lost in American English

lost adjective

adjective
/lɔst/
1

not knowing where you are or how to get to where you want to go

Example

We're completely lost.

Example

They decided to drive to New York and ended up getting lost.

Synonyms and related words
ignorant unacquainted unknowing
2

if something is lost, you cannot find it

Example

The keys are lost somewhere in the house.

Synonyms and related words
absent lacking missing
3

not existing anymore, or not likely to exist anymore

Example

The strike has cost the airline $3 million in lost revenue.

Example

a poem about lost innocence

Synonyms and related words
absent lacking missing
4

lost time or chances have been wasted

Example

The team's season has been littered with missed opportunities and lost chances.

Synonyms and related words
wasted underused misspent
5

not feeling confident or relaxed because you are in a new situation, for example with a group of people who you do not know

Example

Mark looked a little lost among all those trendy designers.

Example

Nothing was the same any more. I felt lost.

Synonyms and related words
shy uncertain retiring
Example

The group is working to preserve old buildings that could otherwise be lost.

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broken faulty flawed
Example

a memorial to all soldiers lost in battle

Example

a ceremony to commemorate those lost at sea in World War Two

Synonyms and related words
the dead deceased inanimate
8

too interested in something, or concentrating so hard on it, that you do not notice other things around you

Example

Grayson became lost in the music.

Example

Martin was lost in thought and did not hear the door open.

Example

Look at them watching their video. Completely lost to the world!

Synonyms and related words
attention regard focused
9

unable to understand something because it is extremely complicated

Example

I was completely lost after the first paragraph.

Synonyms and related words
ignorant unacquainted unknowing
Definition lost in American English

Related Words

Words related to lost:

all is not lost (phrase) lost in the shuffle (phrase) get lost (phrase) lost (in something) (phrase) long-lost (adjective) lose (verb) lose out (phrasal verb) lost (adjective) lost () lost cause (noun) lost for words (phrase) lost income (noun) lost on someone (phrase) lost property (noun) lost soul (noun) lost without (phrase) lost your tongue? (phrase) lost-and-found (noun) make up for lost time (phrase) lost ground (phrase) there is no love lost between someone and someone (phrase)