loss
noun
[ lɒs ]
• the fact or process of losing something or someone.
• "avoiding loss of time"
Similar:
mislaying,
misplacement,
dropping,
forgetting,
overlooking,
deprivation,
disappearance,
losing,
privation,
forfeiture,
waste,
squandering,
dissipation,
diminution,
erosion,
reduction,
impoverishment,
depletion,
Origin:
Old English los ‘destruction’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse los ‘breaking up of the ranks of an army’ and loose; later probably a back-formation from lost, past participle of lose.
at a loss
• puzzled or uncertain what to think, say, or do.
• "she became popular, and was at a loss to know why"
Similar:
baffled,
nonplussed,
mystified,
stumped,
stuck,
puzzled,
perplexed,
bewildered,
bemused,
uncomprehending,
(all) at sea,
at sixes and sevens,
at one's wits' end,
without ideas,
confused,
dumbfounded,
blank,
clueless,
flummoxed,
bamboozled,
discombobulated,
fazed,
floored,
beaten,
• making less money than is spent buying, operating, or producing something.
• "a railway running at a loss"
