lost
n.n. unable to find your way or not knowing where you are. You use this when you cannot find a specific place or when you have missed a turn while traveling.
n. unable to find one's way or determine one's current location. Often used figuratively to describe a state of confusion or a lack of purpose.
I am lost and need a map to find the station.
We got lost in the narrow streets of the old town and had to ask a local for directions.
The protagonist feels lost in the vast bureaucracy of the city, struggling to find any sense of belonging or direction in his new life.
From Middle English loste, losede (preterite) and Middle English lost, ilost, ilosed (past participle), from Old English losode (preterite) and Old English losod, ġelosod, equivalent to lose + -t.
Commonly follows the verbs 'be' or 'get'. When used with 'get', it often implies the process of losing one's way rather than the state of being lost.
I lost myself in the cityI got lost in the cityTo describe being unable to find your way, use 'get lost' or 'be lost'. 'Lost myself' usually means becoming deeply absorbed in an activity.