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.

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. Marya Mannes:

   The great omission in American life is solitude. . . that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incinerator of the spirit.

2. Joanne Lin:

   From the beginning, this administration has sent the message that State John Sullivan will no longer prioritize efforts to hold the global community to account for human rights, 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.

3. 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.

4. Adam Lankford:

   This method would result in a near-total omission of relevant news stories outside of the English-speaking part of the world.

5. Paul Callan:

   Cop shooting cases are always highly controversial and there is an awareness that the omission of any evidence may subject the prosecutor to future public criticism by either the family of the victim or by the police officers involved.

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