lost
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1.0
- adjective
- /lɔst/
- But a lot gets lost in translation, I think.
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Watch on YouTubeYou know, they just, there's something lost in translation.
- You know, they just, there's something lost in translation.
- They thought we were OK, but we were lost in a sea of people.
- And what's been lost in all of it is the nuance.
- And what gets lost are the other things that matter in life.
- And and I think that that connection is so often lost on social media.
- What's what's lost on me to to share this with them, right?
- The truth is so lost in sensationalism and the truth is so lost in emotional agreement.
Examples
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And what's been lost in all of it is the nuance.
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Information gets lost in the way or in translation.
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And and I think that that connection is so often lost on social media.
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Sure, tone can be lost in a text or in an e-mail.
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You know, they just, there's something lost in translation.
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You don't want anything you say to get lost in a sea of minutiae.
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The important details were lost in the noise of the crowd.
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Her message got lost amid the confusion of the celebration.
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The meaning of his words was lost due to the loud music.
Synonyms
7
7.5
Missed when people are busy or things are disorganized
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3.9
Hard to notice among many people or things
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9.1
Not understood or noticed by most people
Antonyms
Idioms
To look pleased but not fully happy after a small gain that follows a disappointment
Compounds
How Clear
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lost comes from the old English verb lēosan, the root of our word lose, which meant 'to be without' or 'gone'. So when words are lost in noise they are like something 'gone' from your ears and you cannot hear or understand them.