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lost

lost

1.0
Not heard or understood because of loud noise
  • adjective
  • /lɔst/
translation icon : desapercibido
  • But a lot gets lost in translation, I think.

You know, they just, there's something lost in translation.

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Examples

  • And what's been lost in all of it is the nuance.

  • Information gets lost in the way or in translation.

  • And and I think that that connection is so often lost on social media.

  • Sure, tone can be lost in a text or in an e-mail.

  • You know, they just, there's something lost in translation.

  • You don't want anything you say to get lost in a sea of minutiae.

  • The important details were lost in the noise of the crowd.

  • Her message got lost amid the confusion of the celebration.

  • The meaning of his words was lost due to the loud music.

Synonyms

lost in the shuffle
vslost
  • Informal
5 7.5

Missed when people are busy or things are disorganized

is missed by noise or other distractions rather than only by disorganization
2 3.9

Hard to notice among many people or things

is missed because of various distractions rather than only crowded situations
unapprehended
vslost
9.1

Not understood or noticed by most people

is about being unseen or unheard due to noise rather than only not understood

Antonyms

1.0

Something noticed because it makes a sound

Accepted without being said or written

Idioms

42 7.4

Not understood or appreciated by someone

Thinking so much that you do not notice what is around you

5 7.5

Missed when people are busy or things are disorganized

no love lost
  • Informal
3 8.3

A strong dislike between two people or groups

Hard to notice among many people or things

To look pleased but not fully happy after a small gain that follows a disappointment

lost and at sea
  • Informal
7.8

Not sure what to do or where to go

lost in action
  • Specialized
7.9

Missing during a battle with nobody knowing what happened to them

lost in Timbuktu
  • Informal
9.9

Hard to find because it is in a faraway or unknown place

Compounds

39 4.9

Something that has no chance of success

A place in a public area where lost items are kept for people to get back

lost wages
  • Specialized
6 4.8

Money a person does not earn because they cannot work

A chance to succeed that you missed

Valuable things like money or jewels that were hidden long ago

A record showing how many games a team or player wins and loses in a season

1 5.5

A failed attempt to beat an illness or other serious problem

Ten tribes of ancient Israel taken away long ago whose fate remains unknown

How Clear

clear
8 1.0
unclear
207 3.9
lost
1.0
garbled
15 7.6
inaudible
274 5.6

Surface Forms

lost positive

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.