losing

los-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of "lose"; the act of being deprived of something or failing to win.

  2. 2.

    Failing to win; unsuccessful.

  3. 3.

    Resulting in or causing loss.

Phrases & expressions

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    a losing battle — A struggle that seems impossible to win
  • •
    losing streak — A series of consecutive losses
  • •
    losing proposition — Something unlikely to succeed or be profitable
  • •
    on a losing wicket — In a disadvantageous position (British)

Related words

Antonyms: finding, gaining, winning
See also: lose, loser, loss, lost
Synonyms: forfeiting, misplacing, surrendering

Etymology

Present participle of lose, from Old English losian ("to perish, be lost").