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- Dictionaryloss/lɒs/
noun
- 1. the fact or process of losing something or someone: "avoiding loss of time" Similar Opposite
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: the act or fact of being unable to keep or maintain something or someone. blood loss. hair loss. loss of a toe from frostbite. The accident was attributed to the drivers' loss of control. Success or failure in the playoffs can ride on one momentary loss of composure. Ric Bucher.
LOSS definition: 1. the fact that you no longer have something or have less of something: 2. a disadvantage caused…. Learn more.
Loss definition: detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get. See examples of LOSS used in a sentence.
[singular] the disadvantage that is caused when somebody leaves, or when a useful or valuable object is taken away; a person who causes a disadvantage by leaving. a loss to somebody/something Her departure is a big loss to the school.
Loss is the feeling of sadness you experience when someone or something you like is taken away from you. Talk to others about your feelings of loss and grief. He always woke with a sense of deep sorrow and depressing loss.
If you no longer have something, you experience a loss, like the loss of a favorite sock. When something lessens, or gets smaller, that's also a loss, as in weight loss. Loss has lots of opposites that help define what it means. It is the opposite of win, gain, found, or earn.
a disadvantage caused by someone leaving an organization: It would be a great loss to the department if you left. be at a loss. to not know what to do or say: [ + to do sth ] I'm at a loss to explain his disappearance. a sense of loss. sadness because someone has died or left.
