Definitions for missing
ˈmɪs ɪŋmiss·ing

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

1. missing(adj)

   not able to be found

   "missing in action"; "a missing person"

2. lacking, absent, missing, wanting(adj)

   nonexistent

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. missing(Adjective)

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

2. missing(Adjective)

   (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. Missing(verb)

   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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Scott Cohen:

   If you've seen someone who's going to Sri Lanka for work and has posted a beautiful picture of Sri Lanka for work on Instagram, you've sat at your desk and thought to yourself :' Wouldn't Sri Lanka for work be fantastic if I could travel for work as well,' sri Lanka for work's the glamorized side that's entirely missing out these darker aspects.

2. Florida Atlantic University:

   Looking at mainstream media coverage, there were a number of anomalies and missing information, it caused me to look at the event more closely. Normal emergency protocols were abandoned.

3. Cheryl Horn:

   A large percentage of these missing girls are indigenous, but this is not just an indigenous problem. This is a human problem. And right now, I have a voice. You have a voice. Those who are missing do not have a voice, and we need to be that voice for them.

4. Gamel Abdel Nasser:

   The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make us wonder at the possibility that there may be something to them we are missing.

5. Jennifer Lawrence:

   After it's 11, I'm like, 'Don't these kids ever get tired?' When I'm out, I think about my couch, like, 'It would be awesome to be on it right now. I bet there's an episode of Dance Moms on. Am I missing a new episode of 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'?

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