to feel lost
23
3.6
- phrasal verb
- /fiːl lɔst/
:
sentirse perdido
- After moving to a new city, I felt lost and didn't know anyone to ask for directions.
- feel lost and homesick
We've all had that moment, our soul, where we just truly feel lost and empty.
- We've all had that moment, our soul, where we just truly feel lost and empty.
- Which means we get scared, we get threatened, we get confused, we feel lost.
- That's one step deeper and that's my dad died two years ago and I felt lost.
- And that ties into my first question, which is why do so many people feel lost and unhappy and what can they do about it?
- And I can't think of a more debilitating emotional state than feeling lost.
- And you've got people who, on the sort of bright and cheery side of the spectrum, just feel lost, feel that the system is corrupt and broken.
- Why do you think it is that a lot of young men are feeling lost and requiring more and more of these role models?
- They're just aware that everything just feels kind of meaningless or I just feel lost and I'm not sure why I don't feel the way I want to.
Examples
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I have been missing in action for some time now, and I feel lost and empty without my blogging.
Blog text (22) -
If something in our lives changes, we may feel lost, confused, frustrated, etc.
Blog text (11) -
I know you feel lost and alone.
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When they leave you, you just feel lost.
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I was afraid to do anything but walk a square around the hotel; I felt lost in the language.
Fiction book (2002) -
Can you describe a time you felt lost in your career path?
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Why do so many people feel lost and unhappy?
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It makes me feel lost and far away from home.
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Without his grandfather, Joshua feels lost, despite the fact that his parents and teachers offer emotional support.
Academic text (2002) -
Feeling lost and homesick is a common experience for many immigrants, whether old or young.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
Act in a confused or uncontrolled way because of strong emotion
To float without control and with no clear direction, as a boat or a group's plans
Antonyms
How Confused
1
5.3
41
4.1
23
3.6
692
1.3
43
3.9
89
1.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to experience confusion or disorientation' is directly derivable from combining 'feel' (to experience an emotion or sensation) with 'lost' (confused, disoriented). This is a regular feel + adjective compositional pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The phrase feel lost paints a simple picture: you feel as if you are actually lost, standing on a strange street with no map or friends to help. That's why it means 'confused' or 'without support'.