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.
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
Many define empathy differently or fail to define it at all; others fail to use control groups, do not report effect sizes, or contain other errors and omissions that make the studies difficult to compare.
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Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Antonoff’s omission was especially perplexing because he was nominated for album of the year with two albums last year – Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department and Sabrina Carpenter’s breakthrough collection, Short N’ Sweet.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
In response, the National TPS Alliance filed a legal challenge, and Judge Chen ordered the government to provide additional time for Venezuelans to re-register for TPS, ensuring that those affected by the online omission would not lose their protection.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
This omission puts a dent in a film that otherwise feels rooted in the reality of a specific locale and culture.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Antonoff’s omission was especially perplexing because he was nominated for album of the year with two albums last year – Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department and Sabrina Carpenter’s breakthrough collection, Short N’ Sweet.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
In response, the National TPS Alliance filed a legal challenge, and Judge Chen ordered the government to provide additional time for Venezuelans to re-register for TPS, ensuring that those affected by the online omission would not lose their protection.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
This omission puts a dent in a film that otherwise feels rooted in the reality of a specific locale and culture.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for omission
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“Omission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omission. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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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
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