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at a loss

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed, puzzledadverb

    filled with bewilderment

    "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"

  2. at a lossadverb

    below cost

    "sold the car at a loss"

Wiktionary

  1. at a lossadverb

    Below the cost or price of purchase.

  2. at a lossadjective

    Not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability.

ChatGPT

  1. at a loss

    "At a loss" is a phrase used to describe a state of not knowing what to do, being confused or uncertain. It's also used in a financial context to describe the situation where an individual or company sells something for less than its purchase price, leading to a financial loss.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of at a loss in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of at a loss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of at a loss in a Sentence

  1. Joanna Szostek:

    China's market is much larger, which probably makes self-sufficiency easier for them, china's internet has been isolated from the very early days ; for Russians, the new isolation will be experienced as more of a loss and disruption.

  2. Carole Sztalryd:

    [Brown fat cells] are an attractive therapeutic target for weight loss, and for anti-obesity or anti-type 2 Diabetes (T2D) therapies.

  3. Ja Morant:

    Starting out early, I feel like we didn't come out ready to play, we allowed them to get comfortable, which led them to get a big lead, but everybody knows the The Memphis Grizzlies, The Memphis Grizzlies : Lakers blows 26-point lead in loss to Thunder.

  4. Sean Solomon:

    The MESSENGER spacecraft has survived the severe thermal and radiation hazards of the inner solar system, including strong heating by Mercury's dayside surface and direct impact by coronal mass ejections and other energetic solar events, even though we know that the probe's days are numbered, MESSENGER has been a reliable source of exciting new information, and its loss will sadden all of us who have followed its successes.

  5. Eli Lebowitz:

    All kids experienced loss, whether loss of their normal lives, their family's livelihood or loved ones, it's not surprising that we are seeing kids retreat into the places where they do have control.


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  • bezradnýCzech
  • ratlosGerman
  • perdu, à perte, complètement perduFrench
  • fallast hendur, vefjast tunga um tönn, ráðvilltur, ráðþrota, verða orðfall, hallarekstur, koma vöflur á, með tapi, taprekstur, ráðalaus, svarafátt, eins og álfur út úr hól, koma af fjöllumIcelandic
  • pākira, whakamāpunaMāori
  • rådløsNorwegian
  • rådlausNorwegian Nynorsk
  • på bærtur, rådvillNorwegian
  • затруднение, убыток, растерянность, недоумение, замешательство, растерянныйRussian

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