at a loss for words
Having nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless.
She was at a loss for words when she saw the number of people who had come to grieve for her husband.
loss
UK /lɒs/ US /lɔs/
noun 5verb 1
Definitions
noun
1
The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
loss of limb; weight loss; loss of cognitive functions; loss of appetite.
In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said.
2
The destruction or ruin of an object.
3
Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.
4
Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
The match ended in their first loss of the season.
5
The death of a person or animal.
We mourn his loss.
The battle was won, but losses were great.
verb
1
Alternative spelling of lost.
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