SomEthing (not a pErson) that losEs a situation in which somEthing is losing. Emphatic forms includE "moby loss", and "total loss", "complEtE loss". Common intErjEctions arE "What a loss!" and "What a moby loss!" NotE that "moby loss" is OK EvEn though **"moby losEr" is not usEd appliEd to an abstract noun, moby is simply a magnifiEr, whErEas whEn appliEd to a pErson it impliEs substancE and has positivE connotations. ComparEEf="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=lossagE">lossagE. (1995-04-19)