lose touch

idiom

1
: to stop communicating with each other : to no longer know what is happening in each other's lives
They were friends in college, but then they moved to different cities and lost touch.
often + with
She lost touch with her college roommate after graduation.
2
: to stop knowing what is happening, how certain people feel, etc.
usually + with
I read the newspaper every morning so that I don't completely lose touch with what's happening in the world.
She seems to have lost touch with reality and thinks that she can have everything she wants.

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While this is an admirable quality, Honigman says Aquarius hosts can sometimes lose touch with their guests’ comfort levels. Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024 Maintain your form during each rep; people commonly lose touch with their form when tired, setting them up for injury. Jakob Roze, Health, 22 Oct. 2024 Bipolar disorder causes significant mood changes, including mania and depression, while schizophrenia causes a person to lose touch with reality through hallucinations and delusions. Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 17 Aug. 2024 That tactic makes sense for a film about an actress who lands a role in a cursed production and begins to lose touch with reality. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for lose touch 

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“Lose touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20touch. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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