lose ground

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lose ground

verb loses ground · losing ground · lost ground

  1. idiomatic To suffer loss or disadvantage; to experience a setback. He lost ground in his career due to his illness.

    Opposite: gain ground

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verb Translations

Françaisperdre du terrain, en perte de vitesse
Deutschan Boden verlieren
Italianoperdere terreno
Ελληνικάχάνω έδαφος cháno édafos
Românăpierde teren

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@misc{lose_ground_2026,
  title = {lose ground},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lose%20ground},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}