loss

noun

1. The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.“In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said.”
2. The destruction or ruin of an object.
3. Something that has been destroyed or ruined.“It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.”
4. Defeat; an instance of being defeated.“The match ended in their first loss of the season.”