Omission

əˈmɪʃ.ən

Meaning & Definition

noun

The act of leaving out or neglecting something.

The omission of key information from the report led to misunderstandings.

Something that has been left out or excluded.

Her omission from the guest list was unintentional.

Failure to do something, especially something that one is required to do.

The student faced consequences for the omission of his homework assignments.

From Latin 'omissio', meaning 'a letting go', from 'omittere' meaning 'to let go, disregard'.

intentional omission

A deliberate decision not to include certain information.

notice of omission

A formal notification regarding something that has been left out.

error of omission

A mistake resulting from something being omitted.

omit

To leave out or fail to include something.

missing

Not present or included.

exclude

To deliberately leave something out or not allow it to be part of something.

Skip the details

He just skipped the details; it was a major omission.

Leave out

They're just gonna leave out that part in the meeting.