lost meaning and definition

LOST noun

Definition of lost (noun)

1. people who are destined to die soon
   • "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"
   • synonyms: doomed

LOST adjective

Definition of lost (adjective)

1. no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
   • "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities"
   • antonym: found
2. 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"
   • synonyms: confused, disoriented
3. spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
   • "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon"
   • antonym: saved
4. not gained or won
   • "a lost battle"; "a lost prize"
   • antonym: won
5. incapable of being recovered or regained
   • "his lost honor"
6. not caught with the senses or the mind
   • "words lost in the din"
   • synonyms: missed
7. 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"
   • synonyms: bemused, deep in thought, preoccupied
8. 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"
   • synonyms: at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, mazed, mixed-up
9. unable to function; without help
   • synonyms: helpless