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lost cause

 

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Noun lost cause has 1 sense
  1. lost cause - a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
    --1 is a kind of
    campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort

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Lost Cause

Noun: A lost cause refers to a person, situation, or idea that is doomed to fail or cannot be won.

Example sentence: Despite their best efforts, the rebel group's fight for independence was considered a lost cause.

Noun: In American history, 'Lost Cause' refers to the romanticized belief that the Confederacy's cause during the Civil War was noble and just.

Example sentence: Many Southerners embrace the Lost Cause narrative, considering General Robert E. Lee a hero.

Adjective: When used as an adjective, 'lost cause' describes a person or thing seen as beyond hope or redemption.

Example sentence: Despite receiving numerous warnings, his addiction had turned him into a lost cause.

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