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  2. No-win situation - Wikipedia

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    A no-win situation or loselose situation is an outcome of a negotiation, conflict or challenging circumstance in which all parties are worse off. It is an alternative to a win-win or outcome in which one party wins .

  3. Loss - Wikipedia

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    Bridging loss, the loss that results when an impedance is connected across a transmission line; Coupling loss, the loss that occurs when energy is transferred from one circuit, optical device, or medium to another; Insertion loss, the decrease in transmitted signal power resulting from the insertion of a device in a transmission line or optical ...

  4. Semantic satiation - Wikipedia

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    Semantic satiation is a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, [1] who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningless sounds. Extended inspection or analysis (staring at the word or phrase for a long time) in place of repetition also produces the same effect.

  5. Glossary of professional wrestling terms - Wikipedia

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    To lose a match or championship (the loser agreed to drop the match to the winner). Dusty finish A finish in which the face appears to win a big match, but the decision is later reversed due to some sort of technicality, such as interference by other heels to save the heel champion, as, in most federations, the title could not change hands on ...

  6. Grief - Wikipedia

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    Grief is the response to the loss of something deemed important, particularly to the loss of someone or some living thing that has died, to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, grief also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, cultural, spiritual and philosophical dimensions.

  7. Loss aversion - Wikipedia

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    A loss of $0.05 is perceived as having a greater utility loss than the utility increase of a comparable gain. In cognitive science and behavioral economics, loss aversion refers to a cognitive bias in which the same situation is perceived as worse if it is framed as a loss, rather than a gain.

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  9. List of sports idioms - Wikipedia

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    Ball sports: To lose one's concentration on what is most important. Originates from general sporting advice to look continuously at the ball as it moves. take the (full) count Boxing: To be defeated. Refers to a boxer being knocked down, the referee counting off ten seconds, the time allotted for the boxer to regain his feet or lose the fight.