sacrifice vs loss

sacrifice and loss both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sacrifice	Yes	No	Yes	No
loss	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, loss is a hypernym of sacrifice; that is, loss is a word with a broader meaning than sacrifice:

sacrifice: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
loss: military personnel lost by death or capture

Other hypernyms of sacrifice include personnel casualty.

As nouns, loss is a hypernym of sacrifice; that is, loss is a word with a broader meaning than sacrifice:

sacrifice: a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
loss: something that is lost

sacrifice (noun)	loss (noun)
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity	the act of losing someone or something
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.	the disadvantage that results from losing something
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners	military personnel lost by death or capture
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)	the experience of losing a loved one
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value	euphemistic expressions for death
	the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
	something that is lost
	gradual decline in amount or activity

sacrifice (verb)	loss (verb)
kill or destroy
endure the loss of
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
sell at a loss