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loss Noun 1. the act or an instance of losing 2. the person, thing, or amount lost: the only loss was a sleeping-bag 3. the disadvantage or deprivation resulting from losing: a loss of sovereignty 4. at a loss
a. uncertain what to do; bewildered b. with income less than outlay: they cannot afford to run branches at a loss [Old English lōsian to be destroyed] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
loss noun 2. (sometimes plural) deficit, debt, deficiency, debit, depletion, shrinkage, losings << OPPOSITE gain plural noun 4. casualties, dead, victims, death toll, fatalities, number killed, number wounded at a loss confused, puzzled, baffled, bewildered, stuck (informal) helpless, stumped, perplexed, mystified, nonplussed, at your wits' end Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It worried him considerably, but he felt that the only course was to hold on: in his circumstances the loss was too great for him to pocket. They continued their hostilities in this manner until the fifteenth of April, 1777, when they attacked Boonsborough with a party of above one hundred in number, killed one man, and wounded four--Their loss in this attack was not certainly known to us. But while I realised all this, and, with a veritable aching of the heart at the loss of her, felt a curious satisfaction at the turn of events, still my own psychology became all the more a puzzle to me, and I asked myself, with some impatience, what I would be at, and what it was I really wanted. |
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