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

Late Night with Seth Meyers has been on a rather long summer hiatus but its host didn’t want to miss out on the news. — Peter White, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Plus, its reasonable housing market doesn’t mean retirees have to miss out on good design. — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

Boise State football just missed out on The Associated Press’ preseason Top 25 rankings, but there seems to be a national consensus that the Broncos are the top team among the Group of Six conferences. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026

There are too many good quarterbacks around right now and Mensah may miss out. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 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