[
  {
    "word": "loss",
    "phonetic": "/l\u0251s/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/l\u0251s/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/l\u0252s/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/l\u0254s/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/loss-1-us.ogg",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112425178",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [
              "gain"
            ],
            "example": "In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The destruction or ruin of an object.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Something that has been destroyed or ruined.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Defeat; an instance of being defeated.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [
              "victory",
              "win"
            ],
            "example": "The match ended in their first loss of the season."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The death of a person or animal.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The battle was won, but losses were great."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(financial) The sum an entity loses on balance.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [
              "profit"
            ],
            "example": "The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": [
          "gain",
          "profit",
          "victory",
          "win"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/loss"
    ]
  }
]