adrift
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/əˈdrɪft/
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/əˈdrɪft/
adjective
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Floating without control or direction, not tied to anything.
Their boat had been set adrift.
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Feeling lost or without purpose.
Without language, human beings are cast adrift.
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Not fixed in place, loose or detached.
I nearly suffocated when the pipe on my breathing apparatus came adrift.
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Not leading or ahead, behind in a competition or race.
The team are now just six points adrift of the leaders.
translation
Floating without control or direction, not tied to anything.; Feeling lost or without purpose.; Not fixed in place, loose or detached.; Not leading or ahead, behind in a competition or race.