idiom
lost for words
LOST for WERDZ
lɒst fər wɜːrdzListen
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lostforwords
Dictionary meaning
so surprised, shocked, moved, or overwhelmed that one is temporarily unable to speak or find appropriate language to express one's reaction; the phrase conveys that an experience or revelation is so powerful that normal verbal facility fails, leaving the speaker momentarily speechless; it is used both sincerely to describe genuine speechlessness and hyperbolically to express extreme admiration or astonishment
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