Hyphenation of lost

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lost

Definitions of lost:

1.
People who are destined to die soon
The agony of the doomed was in his voice
2.
Fail to keep or to maintain
Cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
3.
Fail to win
We lost the battle but we won the war
4.
Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
She lost her husband in the war The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her
5.
Place (something) where one cannot find it again
I misplaced my eyeglasses
6.
Miss from one's possessions
Lose sight of I've lost my glasses again!
7.
Allow to go out of sight
The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light
8.
Fail to make money in a business
Make a loss or fail to profit I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment! The company turned a loss after the first year
9.
Fail to get or obtain
I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad
10.
Retreat
11.
Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
I missed that remark She missed his point We lost part of what he said
12.
Be set at a disadvantage
This author really suffers in translation
13.
No longer in your possession or control
Unable to be found or recovered A lost child Lost friends His lost book Lost opportunities
14.
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
15.
Spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
Lost souls A lost generation A lost ship The lost platoon
16.
Not gained or won
A lost battle A lost prize
17.
Incapable of being recovered or regained
His lost honor
18.
Not caught with the senses or the mind
Words lost in the din
19.
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
20.
Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
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
21.
Unable to function
Without help

Synonyms of lost:

adj lost, mislaid, misplaced, missing, straying, squandered, wasted, gone
adj confused, disoriented, unoriented
adj lost, cursed, damned, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved, destroyed, ruined, cursed, curst, unregenerate, unregenerated
adj lost, confiscate, forfeit, forfeited
adj unrecoverable, irrecoverable
adj missed, incomprehensible, uncomprehensible
adj bemused, deep in thought, preoccupied, thoughtful
adj forgotten, unrecoverable, irrecoverable
adj baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, mazed, mixed-up, at sea, perplexed
adj helpless, hopeless
noun doomed, people

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