adjective
filled with bewilderment (Freq. 1)
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at a loss to understand those remarks
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puzzled that she left without saying goodbye
• Syn: ↑nonplused, ↑nonplussed, ↑puzzled
• Similar to: ↑perplexed
adverb
below cost
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sold the car at a loss
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BAFFLED, nonplussed, mystified, puzzled, perplexed, bewildered, bemused, at sixes and sevens, confused, dumbfounded, stumped, stuck, blank; informal clueless, flummoxed, bamboozled, fazed, floored, beaten; N. Amer. informal discombobulated.
→ loss
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phrasalat a loss for a remedy
at a loss for words to describe the situation
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at a loss
1. In, or resulting in, deficit
2. Off the scent
3. At fault
4. Nonplussed
5. Perplexed
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Main Entry: ↑loss
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1) puzzled or uncertain what to think, say, or do
[with infinitive]
she became popular, and was at a loss to know why | he was at a loss for words2) making less money than is spent buying, operating, or producing something
a railroad running at a loss
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at a loss
: not able to decide what should be done or said
They were at a loss to explain [=they were unable to explain] why it took so long to correct the problem.
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Main Entry: ↑loss
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at a ˈloss idiom
not knowing what to say or do
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I'm at a loss what to do next.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.