Glossary L

Looby is defined as an awkward, clumsy, lazy fellow.

Looking glass self refers to the tendency to internalize other people’s judgments about us into our self-concept.

Loose cannon refers to an uncontrollable or unpredictable person, usually causing damage to his own faction.

Loose Tail is a term used in Forensic psychology which means "following a person, must be undetected, not a constant surveillance".

Loquacious means talkative; wordy.

Lordosis refers to increased posterior concavity of the lumbar and cervical curves. A normal spine, when viewed from behind appears straight. However, a spine affected by Lordosis shows evidence of a curvature of the back bones (vertebrae) in the lower back area, giving the child a "swayback" appearance.

Loser refers to one that is worthless.

Deutsch: Verlust / Español: Pérdida / Português: Perda / Français: Perte / Italiano: Perdita /

Loss means to be separated from and deprived of a valued person, object, status, or relationship; may involve death or other types of endings or terminations; primary losses involve the ending of a basic attachment; secondary losses are those that follow from a primary loss.