severe loss

collocation in English

meaningsofsevereandloss

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withloss.
severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/
us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
See more atsevere
loss
noun
uk
/lɒs/
us
/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
See more atloss

(Definition ofsevereandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsevere loss

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Virtually all patients with primary autonomic failure are found at postmortem to haveseverelossof intermedio-lateral column cells.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But after thisseverelossthe entropy values become lower than they would have become with less nonterminals almost every time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The histology is characterised by aseverelossof myelinated fibres, and the remaining fibres are generally hypomyelinated or non-myelinated.
From theCambridge English Corpus
At best this would yield aseverelossin political clout; at worst it would lead to civil war.
From theCambridge English Corpus
No participant was excluded for having less than asevereloss.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A bottleneck event can result in aseverelossof heterozygosity and many important traits may disappear from the population.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In all human societiesseverelossis a major cause of distress; but the distress is articulated through different idioms, which mold the responses into diverse experiential and behavioral configurations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Work disability, indicatingseverelossof functioning, is one adverse non-fatal outcome.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In other words, theseverelossat the point of that change was considerably cushioned or diluted, especially when compared with what happens now.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
No doubt it is a veryseverelossto the manufacturers when cordite fails to pass the test and is thrown back upon their hands.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The first reaction is to thisseverelossof income.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
You are dealing very largely with small men, and you are causingseverelossto men who can very ill afford to bear it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I deeply regret that this disaster has been attended byseverelossof life and damage to private property.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It was, however, at a very heavy price—the price of aseverelossin production and, correspondingly, in consumption and investment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That represents a veryseverelossto our defence arrangements.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is aseverelossof income into the local economy.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the meantime, there is aseverelossof rateable value.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That seems aseverelossto our invisible exports.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But in a private group it is normal, if that group is to succeed, thatsevereloss-making activities are eliminated.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the universities there has been aseverelossof income.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsevere
Go to the definition ofloss
See other collocations withloss