ˈbæfl̩d bəˈwɪldɚd bəˈwɪldəd kənˈfaʊndɪd kənˈfjuːzd ˈhɛlplɪs lɒst lɔːst lɒst lɔːst not caught with the senses or the mind words lost in the din unable to function; without help no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered a lost child lost friends his lost book lost opportunities spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed lost souls a lost generation a lost ship the lost platoon not gained or won a lost battle a lost prize 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 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 cannot be recovered or regained his lost honor 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 people who are destined to die soon the agony of the doomed was in his voice