missout

1 of 2

noun

miss·​out ˈmis-ˌau̇t 

: a throw of dice that loses the main bet

miss out

2 of 2

verb

missed out; missing out; misses out

transitive verb

1

: to lose an opportunity : to be unable to have or enjoy something

Too bad you couldn't come. You really missed out.

—often used with on

missed out on a good time

2

British : to leave out : omit

Examples of missout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Pakistan was untidy in the field too with Sharma getting dropped twice and he should have been run-out before completing his half-century, while captain Shreyas Iyer also got a life when Ayub missed out his second catch. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Manchester City will next play on October 11 against Liverpool – one of the teams that missed out on winning a league title during the period of the charges. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

But breaking into the industry meant missing out on a normal childhood. — Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

That meant many of Microsoft's first-wave products after the reveal missed out on the Copilot+ PC branding. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1945, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for missout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout