Omission — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mistake resulting from neglect

something that has been omitted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/oʊmˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/əʊmˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əʊmˈɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /oʊmˈɪʃən/.

Examples

she searched the table for omissions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deletion skip

Parts of Speech

noun	a mistake resulting from neglect
noun	something that has been omitted “she searched the table for omissions”
noun	any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
noun	neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something

Word Forms

omit	verb	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
skip	verb	intentionally fail to attend

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterlassung

ein Fehler, der aus Vernachlässigung resultiert

🇪🇸Spanish

omisión

un error resultante de la negligencia

🇮🇹Italian

omissione

un errore derivante da negligenza

🇳🇱Dutch

weglating

een fout die voortkomt uit verwaarlozing

🇵🇹Portuguese

omissão

um erro resultante de negligência

🇷🇺Russian

упущение

ошибка, возникшая из-за пренебрежения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चूक

उपेक्षा के परिणामस्वरूप हुई गलती

🇧🇩Bengali

বাদ দেওয়া

অবহেলার ফলে একটি ভুল

🇮🇳Tamil

புறக்கணிப்பு

புறக்கணிப்பால் ஏற்படும் தவறு

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్మరించడం

నిర్లక్ష్యం వల్ల జరిగిన పొరపాటు

🇮🇳Marathi

वगळणे

दुर्लक्षामुळे झालेली चूक

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાદબાકી

અવગણનાના પરિણામે થયેલી ભૂલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೋಪ

ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ತಪ್ಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

അവഗണനയുടെ ഫലമായ ഒരു തെറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੱਡਣਾ

ਅਣਗਹਿਲੀ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਗਲਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھول

غفلت کے نتیجے میں ایک غلطی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

省略

因疏忽而导致的错误

🇯🇵Japanese

省略

怠慢から生じた間違い

🇰🇷Korean

생략

방치로 인한 실수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bỏ sót

một sai lầm do bỏ bê

🇹🇭Thai

การละเลย

ความผิดพลาดที่เกิดจากการละเลย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelalaian

kesalahan akibat kelalaian

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkukulang

isang pagkakamali na bunga ng kapabayaan

🇲🇾Malay

peninggalan

kesilapan akibat daripada pengabaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإغفال

خطأ ناتج عن الإهمال

🇮🇷Persian

حذف

اشتباه ناشی از غفلت

🇹🇷Turkish

ihmal

ihmalden kaynaklanan bir hata

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַשׁמָטָה

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The primary meaning of 'omission' is 'a mistake resulting from neglect'.

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'omission' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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