omission

[ oh-mish-uh n ]

/ oʊˈmɪʃ ən /

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noun

the act of omitting.

the state of being omitted.

something left out, not done, or neglected: an important omission in a report.

Origin of omission

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin omissiōn- (stem of omissiō), equivalent to omiss(us) (past participle of omittere to let go; see omit) + -iōn- -ion; see mission

OTHER WORDS FROM omission

non·o·mis·sion, noun pre·o·mis·sion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH omission

commission omission

Words nearby omission

omi, omicron, omigod, ominous, omissible, omission, omissive, omit, omiya, omm, ommateum

Example sentences from the Web for omission

Remember when your parents taught you that a “lie by omission” is still a lie?

The Bill Cosby Controversy Stages of Grief |Amy Zimmerman |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The omission of contributor information on future reports should not be assumed to be an oversight.

Mystery Man Buys Kentucky for the GOP |Center for Public Integrity |October 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Whether the lack of liberal involvement in the museum is the result of commission or omission, it is puzzling.

Communism's Victims Deserve a Museum |James Kirchick |August 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So, the history of mass killing by omission begins, for many, with the Holocaust.

You, Too, Could Be a Homicidal Zealot |Joel Gold |July 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

By omission, the Court essentially allows the prohibition to stand.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Anti-Gay Quacks |Tim Mak |June 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The omission of the book numbered 88 will also have been remarked.

Immortal Memories |Clement Shorter
But no great significance is to be attached to the omission.

The Origin of Paul's Religion |J. Gresham Machen
Owing to an omission in the report of my remarks you have unintentionally misrepresented me.

Lord Randolph Churchill |Winston Spencer Churchill
Their failures are not those of omission, as is so frequently the case with men holding these offices.

History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) |Various
The assertion that they "earnestly seek" it is completely negatived by the omission.

Key-Notes of American Liberty |Various

British Dictionary definitions for omission

omission

/ (əʊˈmɪʃən) /

noun

something that has been omitted or neglected

the act of omitting or the state of having been omitted

Derived forms of omission

omissive, adjective omissiveness, noun

Word Origin for omission

C14: from Latin omissiō, from omittere to omit

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