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lose touch

Idioms

Fail to keep in contact or communication, as in The two sisters lost touch years ago, or Please don't lose touch with me after you move away. [Late 1800s] For an antonym, see in touch.

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lose touch

It’s a cautionary tale for all CEOs about the fallout they can face when they lose touch with everyday people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Psychosis is a mental health condition where someone can lose touch with reality, involving symptoms like hallucinations and delusions.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

If clinicians could better distinguish voice hearers who develop psychosis and lose touch with reality from those who don’t, he thought, then maybe he could help steer more patients down a healthier path.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025

But when they are bulldozed, their inhabitants lose touch with friends, documents, caseworkers, and public services.

From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2025

The next decision was obvious: we four girls would be sent summers to the Island so we wouldn't lose touch with la familia.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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