loss
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The fact or process of being deprived of or ceasing to have or retain something.
Framework senses
- §1
- The fact or process of being deprived of or ceasing to have or retain something.
- §1
- the act of losing someone or something
- §2
- the disadvantage that results from losing something
- §3
- the experience of losing a loved one
- §4
- euphemistic expressions for death
- §5
- military personnel lost by death or capture
- §6
- the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
- §7
- something that is lost
- §8
- gradual decline in amount or activity