loss
English Thesaurus
1. the act of losing someone or something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | failure, |
| definition | : | an act that fails (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | default, |
| definition | : | loss due to not showing up (noun.act) |
2. the disadvantage that results from losing something (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | disadvantage, |
| definition | : | the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position (noun.attribute) |
3. the experience of losing a loved one (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | experience, |
| definition | : | an event as apprehended (noun.event) |
4. euphemistic expressions for death (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | death, decease, expiry, |
| definition | : | the event of dying or departure from life (noun.event) |
| domain usage | : | euphemism, |
| definition | : | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh (noun.communication) |
5. military personnel lost by death or capture (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | casualty, |
| definition | : | a decrease of military personnel or equipment (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | sacrifice, |
| definition | : | personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) (noun.event) |
6. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue (noun.possession)
| hyponym | : | paper loss, |
| definition | : | an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | squeeze, |
| definition | : | a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer (noun.possession) |
7. something that is lost (noun.possession)
| hyponym | : | forfeit, forfeiture, |
| definition | : | something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | financial loss, |
| definition | : | loss of money or decrease in financial value (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | sacrifice, |
| definition | : | a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | wastage, |
| definition | : | anything lost by wear or waste (noun.possession) |
8. gradual decline in amount or activity (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | decline, diminution, |
| definition | : | change toward something smaller or lower (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | epilation, |
| definition | : | loss of hair; the result of removing hair (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | reducing, |
| definition | : | loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer (noun.process) |
9. euphemistic expressions for death (noun.event)
| derivation | : | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, |
| definition | : | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | depart, go, go away, |
| definition | : | move away from a place into another direction (verb.motion) |
10. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue (noun.possession)
| antonym | : | gain, |
| definition | : | the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating (noun.possession) |
11. gradual decline in amount or activity (noun.process)
| derivation | : | lossy, |
| definition | : | characterized by or causing dissipation of energy (adj.all) |
12. euphemistic expressions for death (noun.event)
| derivation | : | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, |
| definition | : | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | depart, go, go away, |
| definition | : | move away from a place into another direction (verb.motion) |
13. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue (noun.possession)
| antonym | : | gain, |
| definition | : | the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating (noun.possession) |
14. gradual decline in amount or activity (noun.process)
| derivation | : | lossy, |
| definition | : | characterized by or causing dissipation of energy (adj.all) |
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