lost, adj.
freq. cnt. 18
freq. cnt. 18
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
lost
sample sentences
"a lost child""lost friends"
"his lost book"
"lost opportunities"
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having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2
confused disoriented lost
sample sentences
"I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway""the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"
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spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
lost
sample sentences
"lost souls""a lost generation"
"a lost ship"
"the lost platoon"
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not gained or won
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
lost
sample sentences
"a lost battle""a lost prize"
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incapable of being recovered or regained
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
lost
not caught with the senses or the mind
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
lost missed
sample sentences
"words lost in the din"
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unable to function; without help
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
helpless lost
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
at sea baffled befuddled bemused bewildered confounded confused lost mazed mixed-up
sample sentences
"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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deeply absorbed in thought
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bemused lost preoccupied
sample sentences
"as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class""lost in thought"
"a preoccupied frown"
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