what does lost mean?
LOST as NOUN
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- people who are destined to die soon
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- the agony of the doomed was in his voice
Hypernyms(s) lost is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
LOST as ADJECTIVE
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- not caught with the senses or the mind
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- unable to function
- without help
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- no longer in your possession or control
- unable to be found or recovered
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- a lost child
- lost friends
- his lost book
- lost opportunities
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- spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
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- lost souls
- a lost generation
- a lost ship
- the lost platoon
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- a lost battle
- a lost prize
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- having lost your bearings
- confused as to time or place or personal identity
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- I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
- the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
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- perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
- filled with bewilderment
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- 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
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- no longer known
- irretrievable
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- a forgotten art
- a lost art
- lost civilizations
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- incapable of being recovered or regained
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