Definitions for omission
oʊˈmɪʃ ənomis·sion

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

1. omission, skipnoun

   a mistake resulting from neglect

2. omissionnoun

   something that has been omitted

   "she searched the table for omissions"

3. omission, deletionnoun

   any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

4. omissionnoun

   neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. omissionnoun

   The act of omitting.

2. omissionnoun

   The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.

3. omissionnoun

   Something deleted or left out.

4. omissionnoun

   Something not done or neglected.

5. omissionnoun

   The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Omissionnoun

   Etymology: omissus, Lat.

   1. Neglect to do something; forbearance of something to be done.

   Would it not impose a total omission of physic. Brown.

   If he has made no provision for this great change, the omission can never be repaired, the time never redeemed. John Rogers, Serm. 12.

   2. Neglect of duty, opposed to commission or perpetration of crimes.

   Omission to do what is necessary,
   Seals a commission to a blank of danger. William Shakespeare.

   The most natural division of all offences, is into those of omission and those of commission. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

Matched Categories

1. • Linguistic Process
   • Mistake
   • Neglect

How to pronounce omission?

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 omission in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of omission in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of omission in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of omission in a Sentence

1. Michael Monahan:

   In making up the character of God, the old theologians failed to mention that He is of infinite cheerfulness. The omission has caused the world much tribulation.

2. Don Yee:

   Its omission of key facts and lines of inquiry suggest the investigators reached a conclusion first, and then determined so-called facts later.

3. Gonzalez Rogers:

   You did something, you lied about it by omission, by not being forthcoming. That's the security issue. That's the security issue ! there are a lot of people in the public who consider you guys heroes for what you guys did, but it's still not honest.

4. Wisoncin DOJ -RRB- McCall:

   This ‘ journalism of omission ’ is being done consciously and does a disservice to the news consuming public, context in news stories is important and the background of the alleged perpetrator is part of that context.It provides a sense of causation for why an event happened.Thesenews topics are sensitive, of course, but it does society no good when news outlets want to sanitize content in order to massage public perception.

5. Joanne Lin:

   Reports of the omission of key passages pertaining to sexual and reproductive rights, women's rights and the rights of marginalized populations, combined with the Administration's deference to known human rights violators like the governments of Saudi Arabia and Turkey, make us skeptical that these reports present a full picture of human rights around the world.

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