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(noun) the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock" |
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Related Words: capitulation, failure, fall, surrender |
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(noun) the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation" or "losing him is no great deprivation" |
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Synonyms: deprivation |
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Related Words: disadvantage |
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(noun) the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" |
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Related Words: experience |
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(noun) the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year" |
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Related Words: amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money |
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Antonyms: gain |
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(noun) something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" |
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Related Words: financial loss, forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice, transferred possession, transferred property, wastage |
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(noun) decline in activity: "a serious loss of business" |
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Related Words: decline, diminution |
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(noun) euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" |
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Synonyms: departure, exit, expiration, going, passing, release |
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Related Words: death, decease |
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(noun) military personnel lost by death or capture |
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Synonyms: personnel casualty |
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Related Words: casualty, combat injury, injury, sacrifice, wound |
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