Meanings
proper nounthe lost generation
- The generation that came of age during World War I.
- A group of American expatriate writers living in Paris during the 1920s.
Origin
Attributed to Gertrude Stein and popularized by Ernest Hemingway in the 1920s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan generació perduda
- generació perdudaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 迷惘的一代, 迷失的一代
- 迷惘的一代 (míwǎng de yídài)Translations
- 迷失的一代 (míshī de yídài)Translations
- 失落的一代 (shīluò de yídài)Translations
Czech ztracená generace
- ztracená generaceTranslations
Finnish kadotettu sukupolvi
- kadotettu sukupolviTranslations
French génération perdue
- génération perdueTranslations
German verlorene Generation
- verlorene GenerationTranslations
Hebrew הדור האבוד
- הדור האבודTranslations
Italian generazione perduta
- generazione perdutaTranslations
Japanese 失われた世代
- 失われた世代 (ushinawaretasedai)Translations
Korean 잃어버린 세대, 상실세대
- 잃어버린 세대 (ireobeorin sedae)Translations
- 상실세대 (sangsilsedae)Translations
Māori reanga kā(w)hakina
- reanga kā(w)hakinaTranslations
Persian نسل گمشده
- نسل گمشدهTranslations
Polish stracone pokolenie
- stracone pokolenieTranslations
Romanian generația pierdută
- generația pierdutăTranslations
Slovak stratená generácia
- stratená generáciaTranslations
Spanish generación perdida
- generación perdidaTranslations
Swedish förlorade generationen
- förlorade generationenTranslations
Vietnamese thế hệ đã mất, thế hệ lạc loài
- thế hệ đã mấtTranslations
- thế hệ lạc loàiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
lost generation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20generation
MLA
“lost generation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20generation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lost generation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20generation.
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