omission

[oh-mish-uhn]

noun

1. the act of omitting.

2. the state of being omitted.

3. something left out, not done, or neglected.

   an important omission in a report.

omission

/ əʊˈmɪʃən /

noun

1. something that has been omitted or neglected

2. the act of omitting or the state of having been omitted

Other Word Forms

• nonomission noun
• preomission noun
• omissive adjective
• omissiveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of omission¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin omissiōn- (stem of omissiō ), equivalent to omiss ( us ) (past participle of omittere to let go; omit ) + -iōn- -ion; mission

Word History and Origins

Origin of omission¹

C14: from Latin omissiō, from omittere to _omit

Example Sentences

Much has already been made about the omission of “Woman Is the N***** of the World” from the present collection.

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Henley is fourth in a world ranking system skewed by the omission of LIV golfers, but looked shaky on his Ryder Cup debut.

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Salt said he not been spoken to about an ODI return, while also revealing he was merely following instructions in the run-up to his omission.

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Notable omissions this year include former winners Little Simz and Ezra Collective, whose albums Lotus and Dance, No-One's Watching were met with rave reviews.

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India raised objections over the omission of any reference to the deadly 22 April attack on Hindu tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, which led to the worst fighting in decades between India and Pakistan.

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Related Words

• breach 
• carelessness 
• exclusion 
• failing 
• lapse 
• oversight