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- DictionaryO·mis·sion/ōˈmiSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that has been left out or excluded: "there are glaring omissions in the report"
If you make an omission, you leave something out. If you are a restaurant reviewer and you give a glowing review to a new restaurant but fail to mention that you own half of it, that's a significant omission. The noun omission comes from the verb, omit, which means to leave out.
omission. [uncountable] omission (from something) the act of not including somebody/something or not doing something; the fact of not being included or done. Everyone was surprised at her omission from the squad. The play was shortened by the omission of two scenes.
4 days ago · 1. countable noun. An omission is something that has not been included or has not been done, either deliberately or accidentally. He was surprised by his wife's omission from the guest list. 2. variable noun. Omission is the act of not including a particular person or thing or of not doing something.
1 [uncountable] omission (from something) the act of not including someone or something or not doing something; the fact of not being included/done Everyone was surprised at her omission from the team. The play was shortened by the omission of two scenes. (formal) sins of omission (= not doing things that should be done)
1. The act or an instance of omitting. 2. The state of having been omitted. 3. Something omitted or neglected. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin omissiō, omissiōn-, from Latin omissus, past participle of omittere, to disregard; see omit .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English o‧mis‧sion /əʊˈmɪʃən, ə- $ oʊ-, ə-/ noun 1 [ uncountable] when you do not include or do not do something omission of The omission of her name was not a deliberate act. omission from his omission from the team 2 [ countable] something that has been omitted Copies of the lists were posted so that...
OMISSION meaning: something that has not been included but should have been: . Learn more.
