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lose direction

[/luːz dɪˈrekʃən/]
verb phrase
perder a direção
1. To become disoriented or confused about which way to go; to not know where one is heading
I lost direction in the forest and had to use my phone's GPS.
Perdi a direção na floresta e tive que usar o GPS do meu telefone.
2. To lose one's sense of purpose or goal; to become uncertain about one's objectives
After the company restructuring, the team lost direction and morale dropped.
Após a reestruturação da empresa, a equipe perdeu a direção e o moral caiu.
Synonyms
lose one's wayget lostbecome disorientedlose sight of one's goalsperder-sedesorienta-se
Antonyms
find one's waystay on coursemaintain directionknow where you're goingencontrar o caminhomanter o rumo

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
perder a direção
Most common usage in Brazil
Brazil
se perder
Informal alternative, very common in casual speech
Portugal
perder a orientação
More formal alternative used in Portugal
General
desorienta-se
More formal/literary usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

lose one's bearings
go off the beaten path
lose sight of the goal
perder de vista
sair do trilho
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