loss

About 88.45 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.

   loss of limb; weight loss; loss of cognitive functions; loss of appetite.

2. noun The destruction or ruin of an object.
3. noun Something that has been destroyed or ruined.

   It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.

4. noun Defeat; an instance of being defeated.

   The match ended in their first loss of the season.

5. noun The death of a person or animal.

   We mourn his loss.

6. noun The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.

   Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression.

7. noun The sum an entity loses on balance.

   The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive.

8. noun Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.

   The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid.

Similar words

expiration deprivation departure release exit passing going personnel casualty degradation deterioration

Often followed by

of in to and is or on for from

Word family

at a loss feeling of loss losses sense of loss sense/feeling of loss