Loss

[n] the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
[n] the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
[n] the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
[n] euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
[n] military personnel lost by death or capture
[n] the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"
[n] something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
[n] gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"

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Synonyms

departure, deprivation, exit, expiration, going, passing, personnel casualty, release

Antonyms

gain

Related Terms

ablation, annihilation, attrition, bankruptcy, bereavement, breakage, breakdown, collapse, confusion, consumption, corrosion, crack-up, crippling, damage, death, decrement, defeat, deliquescence, demise, denial, depletion, deprivation, deprivement, destru