喪失(そうしつ)

そうしつ
noun, verb (suru)
loss, forfeiture
1. loss, forfeiture, deprivation
The loss of something important or valuable, especially abstract things like rights, qualifications, memory, or identity. More formal and weighty than simply 'losing' something.
記憶(きおく)を喪失(そうしつ)した。
I lost my memory.
事故(じこ)で視力(しりょく)を喪失(そうしつ)する危険(きけん)があった。
There was a risk of losing one's eyesight from the accident.
自信(じしん)の喪失(そうしつ)が原因(げんいん)で、彼(かれ)は長(なが)い間(あいだ)仕事(しごと)に復帰(ふっき)できなかった。
Due to a loss of confidence, he was unable to return to work for a long time.

A formal, weighty word for loss. Typically used for significant, often irreversible losses — not for misplacing everyday objects. Commonly paired with abstract nouns like 記憶(きおく) (memory), 意識(いしき) (consciousness), 資格(しかく) (qualification), or 自信(じしん) (confidence).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 記憶(きおく)喪失(そうしつ) — memory loss, amnesia
  • 意識(いしき)喪失(そうしつ) — loss of consciousness
  • 資格(しかく)の喪失(そうしつ) — forfeiture of qualifications
  • 喪失感(そうしつかん) — sense of loss
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