Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: doomed |
Adj. | 1. | lost - no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities" Antonyms: found - come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department" |
2. | lost - 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" Synonyms: disoriented, confused | |
3. | lost - spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon" Antonyms: saved - rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul" | |
4. | lost - not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize" Antonyms: won - not subject to defeat; "with that move it's a won game" | |
5. | lost - incapable of being recovered or regained; "his lost honor" | |
6. | lost - not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din" Synonyms: missed | |
7. | lost - 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" | |
8. | lost - no longer known; irretrievable; "a forgotten art"; "a lost art"; "lost civilizations" Synonyms: forgotten | |
9. | lost - 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" | |
10. | lost - unable to function; without help Synonyms: helpless |
LOST. What was once possessed and cannot now be found.
2. When a bond or other deed was lost, formerly the obligee or
plaintiff was compelled to go into equity to seek relief, because there was
no remedy a law, the plaintiff being required to make profert in his
declaration. 1 Chan. c. 7T. But in process of time courts of law dispensed
with profert in such cases, and thereby obtained concurrent jurisdiction
with the courts of chancery, so that now the loss of any paper, other than a
negotiable note, will not prevent the plaintiff from recovering at law as
well as in equity. 3 Atk. 214; 1 Ves. 341; 5 Ves. 235; 6 Ves. 812, 7 Ves.
19; 3 V. & B. 54.
3. When a negotiable note has been lost, equity will grant relief. In
such case the claimant must tender an indemnity to the debtor, and file a
bill in chancery to compel payment. 7 B. & C. 90; Ryan & Mo. 90; 4 Taunt.
602; 2 Ves. sen. 327; 16 Ves. 430.