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"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"3. spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed;
"lost souls""a lost generation""a lost ship""the lost platoon"4. not gained or won;
"a lost battle""a lost prize"5. incapable of being recovered or regained;
"his lost honor"6. not caught with the senses or the mind;
"words lost in the din"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"8. no longer known; irretrievable;
"a forgotten art""a lost art""lost civilizations"9. 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"10. unable to function; without help