Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lost in the shuffle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: lost in the shuf-fle
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Failing to stand out or receive attention as a result of a larger-scale change or transformation.

Informal

Example Sentences

"We have allowed ourselves to be "lost in the shuffle" of American priorities in the '70s, but we should never lose sight of ourselves and our goals as our priorities."
"We get lost in the shuffle, and in the end we don't even know that we have needs - much less know what these needs might be."
"That's the way things happen in AIDS Action. The Board makes a very clear mandate and then whatever the executive director and senior staff feel should happen is what actually happens...and the Board action gets lost in the shuffle."
"In the occasional highly publicized case, then, the best interests of the child may be lost in the shuffle."

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does lost in the shuffle mean?: Failing to stand out or receive attention as a result of a larger-scale change or transformation.

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