lose touch

phrase

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.

Examples of lose touch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After high school, Levin said, both women battled addiction, went in different directions and lost touch. — Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The practical half of his book was for those who had lost touch with that joy. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

Someone who has postpartum psychosis has lost touch with reality; in rare cases, women harm their children in a deluded effort to protect them. — Ayana Lage, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Japan matched France physically in the first half and trailed 28-15 at halftime but lost touch on the scoreboard after conceding two tries early in the second. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Rhymes for lose touch

• insomuch
• overmuch
• clutch
• crutch
• cutch
• dutch
• hutch
• much
• mutch
• such
• nonesuch
• retouch