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missing
[ mis-ing ]
/ ˈmɪs ɪŋ /
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adjective
absent, not found, or lost: a missing person.
lacking: Something is missing in this relationship.
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Idioms about missing
go missing, to disappear; become lost: My keys have gone missing again.
Words nearby missing
missile, missileer, missile gap, missileman, missilery, missing, missing fundamental, missing link, missing mass, missiology, mission
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British Dictionary definitions for missing
missing
/ (ˈmɪsɪŋ) /
adjective
not present; absent or lost
not able to be traced and not known to be deadnine men were missing after the attack
go missing to become lost or disappear
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