English Explanatory Dictionary

missing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of miss
adj
  1. Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.
  2. Not present when it (they) should be.
  3. Of an internal combustion engine: running roughly due to an occasional lack of a spark or other irregular fault.
noun
  1. A value that is missing.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪsɪŋ/ en-us-missing.ogg

Word forms

missing missings

Etymology

By surface analysis, miss + -ing.

Synonyms

absent lost

Related words

missing in action missing link missing person

Derived words

go missing missing boundary missing in action missing in time missingly missing man formation missing market missing middle missingness missing piece missing stair missing time missing trader fraud missing white girl syndrome missing white woman syndrome nonmissing turn up missing
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