Loss synonyms
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(Uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
The part at, toward, or near either of the extremities of anything; tip
Misfortune is bad luck or a distressing occurrence.
being without
The result of unprofitable activity
The definition of a calamity is an event that brings loss or a disaster.
The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required or expected amount; a shortage:
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The state of being plucked up by the roots.
Suppression is the act of keeping something from happening.
damage (related)
Injury or harm to a person or thing, resulting in a loss in soundness or value
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death
Waste is matter excreted from the body, or unwanted or discarded matter.
To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement:
A misfortune; calamity; mishap
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The act or fact of losing
An injury to a plant caused by cutting, scraping, or other external force
The thing that is lacking or needed
(Intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
To put in a place afterward forgotten or not easily found
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The action of the verb to lose.
ill-fortune
The act or fact of losing
An unlucky accident; mishap; an instance of bad luck
Alternative form of ill luck.
Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential.
The definition of a disaster is an event, often sudden, that causes great damage or devastation.
The termination or extinction of something:
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(Geol.) A sudden, violent change, such as an earthquake
The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof:
The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short:
The act or fact of losing
The definition of a want is something desired or wished for.
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Necessity; obligation:
The condition of lacking something.
A cause or source of ruin; downfall:
The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.
advancement (antonym)
An irrevocable gift to an heir during an intestate’s life, given with the intention that it shall diminish or extinguish the heir’s share of the intestate’s estate under the laws of intestate succession. See also satisfaction, ademption, and lapse.
bankruptcy (related)
A legal proceeding that allows for a person or entity to be declared bankrupt.
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Having lost one's direction; confused.
Not to be found; missing
(UK) The accident and emergency department of a hospital
The amount paid for something by a dealer, contractor, etc.: a markup is usually added to arrive at a selling price
The amount by which something decreases.
Frustration
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A decline in the value of an asset over time, due to its increasing obsolescence or the wear and tear due to its use; a deduction on an income tax return of part of the asset’s cost, transforming its declining value into a benefit for the taxpayer.
The cause or means of destroying:
The definition of a detriment is something that can cause damage, injury or harm.
The resulting reduction; decrease.
Disintegration is defined as the process of becoming weak or falling apart.
Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.
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Damage or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing:
Loss of electric current as a result of faulty insulation.
The cost at which something is obtained:
Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life:
The act of giving up, destroying, permitting injury to, or forgoing something valued for the sake of something having a more pressing claim
ullage
In an industrial setting, the empty space in a tank, such as for fuel
(Intransitive) To lose a competition by failing to compete.
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To bestow (one's trust, affection, etc.) on an unsuitable or undeserving object
fortune (antonym)
Success, especially when at least partially resulting from luck:
win (antonym)
(Slang) a feat, an (extraordinary) achievement (opposite of a fail)
achievement (antonym)
The definition of an achievement is something that is accomplished, particularly by great effort, courage or special skills.
accomplishment (antonym)
Something accomplished or done successfully; work completed; achievement
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success (antonym)
One that is successful:
Bad placement.
The act of removing someone from a tenancy in, or the possession of, real property.
The sale or liquidation of a subsidiary company, especially if forced by some governing authority
get (related)
The young of an animal; offspring; breed
give (related)
A tendency to be springy; resilience
rich (related)
Wealthy people considered as a group. Often used with the :
A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
A passage or way out:
A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.
The definition of a release is a letting go, setting free or relief.
personnel casualty
military personnel lost by death or capture
red-ink
A deficit or loss shown in the accounts of a bank, company, etc.
Something that has a red hue.
gain (antonym)
An increase in wealth, earnings, etc.; profit; winnings
total loss (related)
excess (related)
degradation (related)
accumulation (related)
distress (related)
breakdown (related)
depletion (related)
disturbance (related)
The act or fact of losing
The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
(Accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
The process of degenerating.
A deterioration or decline to a previous state
The process or result of declining, especially:
An unfavorable situation or circumstance; drawback; handicap
A wrecking or being wrecked
The fact of being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.
The termination, cessation, or winding up of a legal entity such as a corporation or partnership; the consensual or judicially ordered undoing of a contract by placing the parties back into the positions they held before entering into it; the termination of a marriage.
(Physics) The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted to a combination of energy or energetic particles approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.
The act of extirpating or uprooting.
The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government.
breaking-up
The result of unprofitable activity
The recurrence of a disease after apparent improvement
advantage (antonym)
A beneficial factor or combination of factors:
supply (antonym)
An amount available or sufficient for a given use; stock:
Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
loss-of-life (related)
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