loss
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something that is lost
the car was a total loss
Types & categories
- transferred property hypernym
- forfeit hyponym
- financial loss hyponym
- sacrifice hyponym
- wastage hyponym
Sense 2 noun
gradual decline in amount or activity
weight loss
Types & categories
- diminution hypernym
- epilation hyponym
- reducing hyponym
Related & opposite
- lossy derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of losing someone or something
everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock
Types & categories
- failure hypernym
- default hyponym
- capitulation hyponym
Sense 4 noun
the disadvantage that results from losing something
his loss of credibility led to his resignation
Types & categories
- disadvantage hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the experience of losing a loved one
he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather
Types & categories
- experience hypernym
Sense 6 noun
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
the company operated at a loss last year
Types & categories
- amount hypernym
- paper loss hyponym
- squeeze hyponym
Related & opposite
- gain antonym
Sense 7 noun
military personnel lost by death or capture
Types & categories
- casualty hypernym
- combat injury hyponym
- sacrifice hyponym
Related & opposite
- military domain topic
Sense 8 noun
euphemistic expressions for death
thousands mourned his passing
Types & categories
- death hypernym
Related & opposite
- die derivation
- go away derivation
- take leave derivation
- take off derivation
- euphemism domain usage
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | transferred property |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | forfeit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | financial loss |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sacrifice |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wastage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lossy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | diminution |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | epilation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reducing |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | failure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | default |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | capitulation |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | disadvantage |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | experience |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | gain |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | amount |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | paper loss |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | squeeze |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | casualty |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | combat injury |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | sacrifice |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | die |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | go away |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | take leave |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | take off |
| 8 | domain usage | Related & opposite | euphemism |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | death |