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missing

/ˈmɪsɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪsɪŋ

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, miss + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of miss

adjective

not comparable Not able to be located; gone, misplaced. my missing socks
Similar: absent, lost, lacking
not comparable Not present when it (they) should be. missing data point
not comparable Of an internal combustion engine: running roughly due to an occasional lack of a spark or other irregular fault.

noun missings

A value that is missing. The treatment of missings is a problem in statistical software.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: absent, lost, lacking, nonexistent, wanting, default, absence, absentee, failure, overdue, deficient, lack, shortage, insufficient, inadequate, losing

Translations

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adj not able to be located

Español	faltante, ausente, desaparecido
中文	失蹤 /失踪 shīzōng, ...丟了 /...丢了, ...丢了 /丢 ...diū le
Português	sumido, faltante, desaparecido, perdido
Français	manquant, disparu
Deutsch	abgängig, fehlend, verschwunden
Italiano	mancante, disperso
Ελληνικά	αγνοούμενος agnooúmenos
Română	dispărut
Русский	отсу́тствующий otsútstvujuščij, потерянный poterjannyj
Tiếng Việt	mất
العربية	مَفْقُود mafqūd

adj not present when it (they) should be

Deutsch	abgängig, fehlend, vermisst
Ελληνικά	απών apón
Tiếng Việt	thiếu

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BibTeX

@misc{missing_2026,
  title = {missing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/missing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}