Definitions for Missing
ˈmɪs ɪŋMiss·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. missingadjective

   not able to be found

   "missing in action"; "a missing person"

2. lacking, absent, missing, wantingadjective

   nonexistent

   "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. missingadjective

   Not able to be located; gone; absent; lost.

2. missingadjective

   (of an internal combustion engine) To be running roughly due an occasional lack of a spark or other irregular fault

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Missing

   of Miss

   Etymology: [From Miss, v. i.]

2. Missingverb

   absent from the place where it was expected to be found; lost; wanting; not present when called or looked for

   Etymology: [From Miss, v. i.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Missing

   Missing is a 1982 American drama film directed by Costa Gavras, and starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea and Charles Cioffi. It is based on the true story of American journalist Charles Horman, who disappeared in the bloody aftermath of the US-backed Chilean coup of 1973 that deposed the democratically elected socialist President Salvador Allende. The film was banned in Chile during Pinochet's dictatorship, even though neither Chile nor Pinochet are ever mentioned by name.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Missing

   mis′ing, adj. absent from the place where it was expected to be found: lost: wanting.—adv. Miss′ingly (Shak.), with a sense of loss.—Missing link (see Link). [See Miss (v.).]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. missing

   A casualty status for which the United States Code provides statutory guidance concerning missing members of the Military Services. Excluded are personnel who are in an absent without leave, deserter, or dropped-from-rolls status. A person declared

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. missing

   If a vessel is not heard of within six months after her departure (or after the last intelligence of her) from any port in Europe, and within twelve months from other parts of the world, she is deemed to be lost. Presumptive proof will suffice if none of her crew appear.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. missing

   Wanting; not present when called or looked for; lost; as, 100 soldiers are wounded and missing.

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1. missing

   Song lyrics by missing -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by missing on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Missing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3491

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Missing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2576

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Missing' in Adjectives Frequency: #767

How to pronounce Missing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Missing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Missing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Missing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Missing in a Sentence

1. Mike Super:

   The current standard of therapy is to give antibiotics and fluids. But what we are talking about here is treatment for sepsis and that is what is missing.

2. Passaic Mayor Hector Lora:

   Passaic River's such a challenge because there is no moving forward. Passaic River's almost like grief in limbo. You don't know what's going on. You don't know whether you're grieving a loss, or you are still concerned whether missing individuals can be found -- even though everything may say they won't, you still hope for the very best.

3. Ana Ivanovic:

   Definitely I had very slow start. I felt like I was hitting the ball all right, but I was just missing the easy put-aways, i nearly came back in the first set, but was really happy I kept my composure for the second and definitely in the third to stay on top.

4. Mother Teresa:

   We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But if that drop was not in the ocean, I think the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. I do not agree with the big way of doing things.

5. Natalie Sisson Globetrotting Natalie Sisson:

   It made me appreciate that when people strive for more money and more possessions, working harder and harder to supposedly find happiness, that they're in fact missing the point completely, life is about the simple things—about enjoying nature, being present, and living fully each day.

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