lost opportunity
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- noun
:
oportunidad perdida
- I mourned my uncle, as I mourned my country, for their lost opportunities.
- represents a lost opportunity
And it's we, we view a, a day without an argument there as a lost opportunity.
- And it's we, we view a, a day without an argument there as a lost opportunity.
- They believed that their fathers lost opportunity for Ukraine to become independent and that a new ideology was needed.
- Is it everybody's lost opportunity somehow?
Examples
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Because this may be a perfect example of a lost opportunity to bolster political empowerment.
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When it comes to money and love, fear can be a great driver of lost opportunity and limited choices.
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The result is a lost opportunity to encourage communication within the greater school community.
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The stage for that lost opportunity was set decades ago.
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See the success of other people as your success, rather than a lost opportunity for you.
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Panama has lost opportunities to make better use of the land and facilities in the old Canal Zone.
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High school students' limited involvement in transition planning, therefore, represents a lost opportunity for developing personal autonomy.
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The aftermath of 9/11 was an extraordinary lost opportunity for the city.
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Businesspeople are frustrated with lost opportunities to better manage their business or grow their enterprise's revenue and profits.
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The new regulations represent a lost opportunity for businesses to thrive in the market.
Synonyms
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A hope or plan for the future that is no longer possible
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A hope that is ruined or not fulfilled
Antonyms
How Serious
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase’s meaning is directly built from its parts: 'lost' (no longer available/missed) modifies 'opportunity' (a chance), yielding an opportunity that has been missed. This compositional structure is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reliably infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Lost opportunity creates a simple picture: opportunity is like an open door or a train you can catch, and lost is like the door closing or the train leaving so you miss the chance. So, it means 'a chance that has been missed or is no longer available'.