Commentary: LOSS[+event][+elimination][+relinquishment][-intentional]
NOTE: the term 'elimination' can reasonably be
Examples:
Bob does backups every day to ensure against loss of data from a computer crash.
Our team's loss in the finals came as a surprise.
The loss of time due to the traffic jam made us miss our flight.
The actor was frustrated by his loss of popularity over the years.
Carl's leaving is no great loss for the organization.
Mappings:
PropBank: loss.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: LOSS[+event][+quantity][+amount][+reduction]
NOTE: the term 'reduction' can reasonably be substituted in this context
Examples:
The loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt.
Her fifty pound weight loss took over two years.
The bypass has resulted in a loss of business for the small town.
The patient was unconscious from blood loss.
Mappings:
PropBank: loss.02
Commentary: LOSS[+quantity][+money][+earnings][+negative] the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
Examples:
The railroad is running at a loss.
The industry has largely recouped its losses over the past decade.
Mappings:
PropBank: loss.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: LOSS[+entity][+person][+personnel][+military][+casualty] military personnel lost by death or capture
NOTE: usually in the plural
Examples:
The rebels suffered serious losses in the last battle.
Although many of our troops were killed in the invasion, the loss to the enemy was far greater.
Mappings:
PropBank: loss.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7
Commentary: LOSS[+event][+death][+of_loved_one] the experience of losing a loved one
Examples:
The loss of their cat occurred at seven this morning.
He sympathized with them over the loss of their grandfather.
Lincoln's death was a great loss to the nation.
Mappings:
PropBank: loss.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: LOSS[+state][+mental][+emotion][+deprivation][+grieving]
Examples:
He discussed his feelings of loss with the therapist.
They could not dispel the sense of loss over the missed opportunity.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: Idiom: to be puzzled or uncertain, 'at a loss'
Examples:
He was at a loss for words.
She became popular with younger audiences and was at a loss to explain why.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom