omission

noun

omis·​sion ō-ˈmi-shən 

ə-

1

a

: something neglected or left undone

There are a few omissions in the list.

b

: apathy toward or neglect of duty

The police officer was reprimanded for the omission of his duty to inform the suspect of his rights.

2

: the act of omitting : the state of being omitted

Her omission from the team was surprising.

Synonyms

• deletion

Examples of omission in a Sentence

There are a few omissions in the list.

the disk contains a selection of deleted scenes, and a couple of the omissions greatly add to the intelligibility of the movie's plot

Recent Examples on the Web

She was also named in the competition’s team of the season, but was a notable omission from the Ballon d’Or list that year. —Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2025

The reasons for their omission range from scheduling conflicts and creative choices to death (of the character, not the actor). —Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025

Her omission from the Situation Room photos follows Trump’s direct rebuttals of some of her earlier intelligence assessments, including as recently as Friday. —Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025

Was this omission intentional, or is PCMag simply too afraid to acknowledge that the device was not made in America? top comment Is Your Amazon Cloud Cam Still Connected to the Internet? —PC Magazine, 17 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English omissioun, from Anglo-French omission, from Late Latin omission-, omissio, from Latin omittere

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for omission

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition

Kids Definition

omission

noun

omis·​sion ō-ˈmish-ən 

ə-

1

: something omitted

2

: the act of omitting : the state of being omitted

Legal Definition

omission

noun

omis·​sion ō-ˈmi-shən 

1

: something neglected, left out, or left undone

2

: the act, fact, or state of leaving something out or failing to do something especially that is required by duty, procedure, or law

liable for a criminal act or omission