Dictionary definition · lost
noun
- people who are destined to die soon"the agony of the doomed was in his voice"
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"
- cannot be 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
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).