loss
661
1.4
- noun
- /lɔs/
- Payton Wall, 14, opens up about the devastating loss of her father in the Twin Towers.
- hearing loss
- job loss
- habitat loss
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Watch on YouTubeAnd, you know, I've had a lot of losses as everyone does.
- And, you know, I've had a lot of losses as everyone does.
- And it's also a loss of faith.
- And that's my great loss and now our great gain.
- It's the loss of a narrative, a loss of innocence.
- But I mean, I've dealt with loss in less permanent ways.
- Because our brains have evolved a bias towards loss rather than reward.
- Then only regret, the sense of loss and hurt will remain.
- Because I think there is a loss of social skills.
- These challenges can be, for example, let's just take one loss, losing something.
- And then why do you think that loss threw you off?
- I've had more moments of loss than I care to remember.
- You just, you take your losses, you take the wins.
- But this isn't a total loss because death is not the end.
Examples
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The possibility of loss points to the importance of a living faith in God.
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What was the most embarrassing loss of your career?
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But we all tend to look at it as a loss, right?
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No one is crying over the loss of our old magazine rooms.
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Then only regret, the sense of loss and hurt will remain.
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And that would be a horrible loss for Esteban and his family.
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Her dad suffered similar symptoms to Anna's, temporary paralysis and loss of speech.
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I don't want to confront your loss because it terrifies me.
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The community mourned the great loss of its beloved mayor, who had dedicated his life to public service.
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After experiencing a significant loss in the stock market, many investors reassessed their strategies.
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Compounds
31
2.6
A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy
- Specialized
7
5.3
A short time when a person is not aware of what is around them and does not respond
- Literature
4
4.4
Strong happy feelings for someone and the sadness that comes when they leave
2
4.1
A report that shows how much money a company made and spent during a period
- Specialized
2
6.0
A loss when you sell something like a house or stock for less than you paid
- Specialized
2
7.0
The part of customer payments for insurance paid out as claims in a period
- Specialized
1
6.1
A fall in an investment's value that is only on paper because you have not sold it
- Specialized
1
5.8
An instruction to automatically sell shares when their price falls to a set level to limit loss
- Specialized
1
5.3
Hearing loss from damage to the inner ear or the nerve that sends sound to the brain
- Specialized
1
4.1
Sound cannot pass through the middle ear to reach the inner ear, causing hearing loss
1
4.7
A report made at the end of a business year that shows its profit or loss
- Specialized
When a computer system or program forgets what it learned after training on new data
How Severe
174
7.0
781
3.0
661
1.4
323
1.4
135
3.6
98
4.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Loss comes from an old English word los meaning 'destruction' and is related to the verb lose which means 'to be without', so a loss can mean the act or state of losing something or someone.