missing

[mis-ing]

adjective

1. absent, not found, or lost.

   a missing person.

2. lacking.

   Something is missing in this relationship.

missing

/ ˈmɪsɪŋ /

adjective

1. not present; absent or lost

2. not able to be traced and not known to be dead

   nine men were missing after the attack

3. to become lost or disappear

Word History and Origins

Origin of missing¹

First recorded in 1520–30; miss ¹ + -ing ²

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. go missing, to disappear; become lost.

   My keys have gone missing again.

Example Sentences

V. nat does offer attractive properties, Prof Feist acknowledges, but those genetic tools needed for broad use are, as yet, missing, and it has yet to prove itself at scale.

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Watkins has now failed to score three of his last five penalties for Villa, including missing in the Champions League against Celtic last season.

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She has called for a new law to crackdown on speculation during missing person searches, and has the backing of her local MP Sarah Smith.

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Valdecy Urquiza, secretary general of international policing agency Interpol which leads the campaign, said the latest identification would give "fresh hope to the families and friends of missing persons" and "new leads" to investigators.

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"I found that I get the same adrenaline boost from being in trouble with the police and being missing and stuff."

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Related Words

• away 
• lost 
• removed