How to Pronounce "lost cause"
expression
ˈɫɔst/ /ˈkɑz/, /ˈkɔz
LAWST kawz
lˈɒst/ /kˈɔːz
LOST kawz
Definition
A 'lost cause' is a person or situation where success is thought to be impossible, and efforts to help are unlikely to work.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫɔst/ /ˈkɑz/, /ˈkɔz
British English
lˈɒst/ /kˈɔːz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LAWST kawz
UK
LOST kawz
Listen in Context
Helping him with math feels like a lost cause.
After so many failures, the project is a lost cause.
I think fixing this old computer is a lost cause.
Trying to convince her to change her mind is a lost cause.