no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; a lost child; lost friends; his lost book; lost opportunities'

spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; lost souls; a lost generation; a lost ship; the lost platoon'

not gained or won; a lost battle; a lost prize'

people who are destined to die soon; the agony of the doomed was in his voice

[ Syn: doomed ]

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

[ Syn: confused , disoriented ]

incapable of being recovered or regained; his lost honor'

not caught with the senses or the mind; words lost in the din

[ Syn: missed ]

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

[ Syn: bemused , deep in thought , preoccupied ]

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

[ Syn: baffled , befuddled , bemused , bewildered , confounded , confused , mazed , mixed-up , at sea ]

unable to function; without help

[ Syn: helpless ]