missing
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- adjective
- /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
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ausente
- The child was reported missing after he wandered away from the playground.
- missing data
- missing information
- missing person
Most missing persons or missing people come back.
- Most missing persons or missing people come back.
- Your cat is missing and you don't find it.
- I have many things that tend to go missing in my life.
- And that's the thing that's missing for most people is the spark.
- Consciousness of loss of what is now missing or damaged or diminished.
- This I thought I felt was missing, but.
- They said she didn't tell her she was missing, right?
- No trucks found, no matching kids missing, no child bones.
- Every leopard will kill every missing pet in your area.
- Still could have some missing structures, right?
Examples
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We're going down to the station to have a look at the Missing Persons file.
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Most missing persons or missing people come back.
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We ask this key question, what was missing in the law?
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There is one thing that is missing on this section.
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Hey, we got a lead on that missing vehicle.
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Seven years ago, when she went missing, she was blind.
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I have many things that tend to go missing in my life.
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But she was that missing piece to my puzzle.
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So, you know, I think that there's just a lot missing from that story.
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And, finally, in a bid to reunite families, a missing network has been set up at every super shelter.
Synonyms
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Not present where expected or not existing when needed
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Not able to be used, reached, or bought
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Missing and cannot be found anywhere
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Not in the right spot when you need it
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Not discovered after searching
Not present when needed
Not good enough because it is missing something important
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- Archaic
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An extinct creature thought to form a bridge between apes and early humans
- Offensive
A person or problem everyone knows but ignores, causing repeated trouble
- Literature
A pattern in news reporting that gives much more attention to missing white women than to other missing people
How Missing
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Etymology
Missing comes from the old verb miss, which meant 'to fail' or 'to lose', like when you 'miss' a target or a bus. So if something is missing, it is 'not there' or has been 'lost'.