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Loss

/lɑs/

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

📖 Definitions of "Loss"

noun

1
The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
"In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said."
2
The destruction or ruin of an object.
3
Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
"It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses."
4
Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
"The match ended in their first loss of the season."

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