lost

/lˈɔst/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
“a lost child”
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”
spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
“lost souls”
not gained or won
“a lost battle”
incapable of being recovered or regained
“his lost honor”
not caught with the senses or the mind
“words lost in the din”
deeply absorbed in thought
“as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
“obviously bemused by his questions”
unable to function; without help

noun

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