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lossnoun the act or an instance of not having or being able to findhe was upset over the loss of his wedding ring mislaying, misplacement deprivation, dispossession, privationforfeit, forfeiture, penaltysacrificebereavementabsence, lack, need, want acquisition, gain control, hands, having, keeping, possession a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyedthe platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses casualty, fatality, prey, victim loser, underdogmartyr, sacrificecollateral damagemurderee gainer, victor, winnerharmer, injurerassassin, killer, murderer failure to win a contestwe're discouraged by our loss on Friday, but we're training hard for next week's game nevertheless beating, defeat, drubbing, licking, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping collapse, debacle(also débâcle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upsetlurch, shutout, washout, whitewash success, triumph, victory, win accomplishment, achievementblowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkover the amount by which something is lessenedwas determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, dent, depletion, depression, diminishment, diminution, drop, drop-off, fall, falloff, reduction, shrinkage, step-down deduction, subtractiondownturn, slip, slumpcurtailment, cut, cutback, retrenchment, shortening boost, enlargement, gain, increase, increment, raise, rise, step-up, uptick accretion, accrual, accumulation, addition, supplementcontinuation, extensionupswing, uptrend, upturn the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyedher loss of sleep meant that she would have trouble concentrating at work the next day deprivation, privation absence, dearth, lack, need, wantdispossessiondenial, forfeit, forfeiture, penalty, sacrificebereavementdeficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, paucity, poverty, scarcity, shortage control, ownership, possessionaccumulation, acquiring, gain the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or uselessthe loss of the oil tanker was more significant than the loss of its cargo annihilation, decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, extermination, extinction, havoc, mincemeat, obliteration, ruin, ruination, wastage, wreckage depredation, despoilment, despoliationbreakup, collapse, disintegration, dissolutionassassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughterdismantlement, effacement, eradication building, construction, erection, raising rescue, salvage, salvation, savingconservation, preservation, protectionreclamation, reconstruction, re-creation, refurbishment, regeneracy, remodeling, renovation, restoration in the 13th century |