missing
missing Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Not able to be found because it is not in its expected place; lost or unaccounted for.
"The librarian helped the student search for the missing library book."
Not present or included when expected or needed; lacking.
"The puzzle could not be completed because several edge pieces were missing."
• noun
People who are unaccounted for, especially after an accident, disaster, or military conflict (usually preceded by 'the').
"Rescue teams worked tirelessly through the night to locate the missing after the flood."
The act or fact of failing to hit, reach, or find something, or of being absent.
"The missing of that crucial deadline delayed the entire construction project."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English as the present participle and verbal noun of the verb 'miss', which derives from Old English 'missan' (to fail to hit, escape the notice of).