ALL meanings of lost cause
lost cause
L l - noun lost cause sb, sth hopeless 1
- noun lost cause a cause that has been defeated or whose defeat is inevitable. 1
- noun lost cause (Idiomatic) A cause, attempt, or effort that is hopeless or futile. 0
- countable noun lost cause If you refer to something or someone as a lost cause, you mean that people's attempts to change or influence them have no chance of succeeding. 0
- noun lost cause a cause with no chance of success 0
- noun lost cause an undertaking or movement that has failed or is certain to fail 0