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

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Verb

Stafford, 37, was 22-of-35 for 374 passing yards and three touchdown passes as Los Angeles fell to Seattle 31-27 and missed out on making Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026

There was a fear of missing out or FOMO, Dowson Tong, CEO of Tencent's cloud group, told CNBC in an interview this week. —Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026

Newsom had been scheduled to speak at an event connected to the World Economic Forum, but somehow he was canceled, missing out on a high-profile opportunity to claim that his state is leading the world on climate change. —Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026

But Toronto missed out on outfielder Kyle Tucker, then lost star shortstop Bo Bichette to the Mets. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 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