🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

손실

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sonsil

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Loss/lɔs/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그의 손실은 그를 슬프게 했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of no longer having something or someone; the fact of losing something.

    "The loss of her wallet made her feel anxious."
  2. 2

    An instance of losing something.

    "His team suffered a loss in the championship game."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'loss' originates from the Old English 'los', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*lausō', meaning 'to lose'. Over time, it has evolved to encompass various meanings related to deprivation or the state of having lost something.

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