lost cause
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lost cause¹
noun lost causes
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A person or thing that is hopeless or futile.
He has already made up his mind, and it's a lost cause to try to change it.
Similar: sinking ship
Lost Cause²
Where it comes from
From the generic term lost cause. The Confederacy was, of course, defeated.
proper noun the Lost Cause
- The belief that the Confederate cause during the American Civil War was just and not related to slavery. Also implicit was the idea that all southerners accepted the basic tenets of the Lost Cause myth and concurred in this celebration of the Confederacy.
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noun person or thing that is hopeless or futile
| Español | causa perdida, caso perdido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 徒勞 /徒劳 túláo |
| Français | peine perdue, cause perdue |
| Italiano | causa persa |
| Română | cauză pierdută |
| Русский | безнадёга beznadjóga, безнадёжность beznadjóžnostʹ |
Talk about this word "lost cause." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lost%20cause. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. lost cause. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lost%20cause "lost cause." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lost%20cause.Cite this
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