omission
oʊˈmɪʃən
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Definition of omission - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
missing itemsomething that has been left out
  • There was an omission in the list of names.
exclusion oversight
2.
neglectfailure to do something required
  • His omission to report the incident was noted.
lapse neglect oversight
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Expressions with omission

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failure to do something one should do
He was guilty of the sin of omission for not helping his friend.
failures to do something one should have done
He was guilty of sins of omission for not helping his friend.
intentionally hide important information to mislead
He decided to lie by omission about the meeting details.
deception by leaving out important information
He told a lie of omission by not mentioning the broken window.

Origin of omission

Latin, omittere (to let go)

Terms with omission included in their meaning

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outadv.
exclusion
used to indicate omission or exclusion
omission
missed or omitted
linguistics
punctuation mark used to indicate possession or omission of letters
omission
the act of passing over or omitting
thorough
covering every house without omission
omission
the act of leaving something out
omission
used to skip over boring or repetitive details
speech
omission of a sound between two words

Examples of omission in a sentence

  • An omission in the report led to confusion.
  • The omission of his name from the list was surprising.
  • Her omission of key details led to confusion.

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  1. French:omission, négligence, ...
  2. German:Auslassung, Versäumnis, ...
  3. Italian:omissione, ...
  4. Spanish:omisión, negligencia, ...
  5. Portuguese:omissão, ...
  6. Chinese:遗漏, 疏忽, ...
  7. Japanese:省略, 不作為, ...
  8. Arabic:سَهْو, تَقْصير, ...
  9. Hebrew:הַשְׁמָטָה, מַחְדָּל, ...
  10. Russian:пропуск, недосмотр, ...
  11. Ukrainian:пропущення, недбалість, ...
  12. Hindi:चूक, उपेक्षा, ...

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