Loss and Refuse

Loss

Loss noun - The act or an instance of not having or being able to find.

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Refuse and loss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a noun "Loss".

Nearby Word: losing

Refuse noun - Discarded or useless material.

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Loss and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Loss" instead a noun "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

human	human loss	human refuse
real	real loss	real refuse
little	little loss	little refuse
bad	bad loss	bad refuse
Other adjectives: final, greatest.

It's only the people who refuse to acknowledge 'hopeless' odds and instead persist in believing that they can score a clean victory rather than a mediated loss who end up achieving anything.

Source: Film / Pacific Rim
Fai and Sakura represent Denial as they refuse to acknowledge Syaoran because doing so forces them to realize the clone's betrayal and the loss of their friend.

Source: Five Stages of Grief
If you refuse initially, Jeanette will re-affirm it's going directly to the vampire, and not to an actual charity, removing the "wrong" factor and thus the humanity loss attached to it.

Source: Video Game / Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines

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