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English noun: loss | |||
| 1. | loss (possession) something that is lost | ||
| Samples | The car was a total loss. Loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transferred possession, transferred property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | financial loss, forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice, wastage | ||
| 2. | loss (process) gradual decline in amount or activity | ||
| Samples | Weight loss. A serious loss of business. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, diminution | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | epilation, reducing | ||
| 3. | loss (act) the act of losing someone or something | ||
| Samples | Everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | failure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capitulation, default, fall, surrender | ||
| 4. | loss (attribute) the disadvantage that results from losing something | ||
| Samples | His loss of credibility led to his resignation. Losing him is no great deprivation. | ||
| Synonyms | deprivation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disadvantage | ||
| 5. | loss (event) the experience of losing a loved one | ||
| Samples | He sympathized on the loss of their grandfather. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience | ||
| 6. | loss (possession) the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue | ||
| Samples | The company operated at a loss last year. The company operated in the red last year. | ||
| Synonyms | red, red ink | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | paper loss, squeeze | ||
| Antonyms | gain | ||
| 7. | loss (event) military personnel lost by death or capture | ||
| Synonyms | personnel casualty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | casualty | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | combat injury, injury, sacrifice, wound | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 8. | loss (event) euphemistic expressions for death | ||
| Samples | Thousands mourned his passing. | ||
| Synonyms | departure, exit, expiration, going, passing, release | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | death, decease, expiry | ||
| Domain usage | euphemism | ||
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