Lōss, n.

(21), n. [A-S. los, loss, losing. See LOSE.]

1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. “Assured loss before the match be played.” Shak.
2. The state of having lost or having been deprived of; as, to suffer the loss of a child, of property, &c.
3. That which is lost, or from which one has parted; waste; as, the loss of liquor by leakage.
4. (Mil.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.

The loss of such a lord includes all harms. Milton. To bear a loss, to make good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it. — To be at a loss, to be puzzled; to be unable to determine; to be in a state of uncertainty. Syn. — Privation; detriment; injury; damage; disadvantage.