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 of omission

• 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

Brunson earned Second Team All-NBA honors, but Towns was a glaring omission for a Knicks team riding an 10-game playoff winning streak. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 May 2026

As always with these sorts of things, there are a few surprises, among them the omission of defensive midfielder Tanner Tessman and attacker Diego Luna, and the inclusion of attacking midfielders Alejandro Zendejas and Gio Reyna. —Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

Morgan Gibbs-White, with a point to prove after his omission from England’s World Cup squad — as the home crowd continually chanted about throughout — thumped home after Omari Hutchinson rolled a free kick into his path. —Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026

The apparent omission comes despite Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy telling Entertainment Weekly in 2023 that those blocks of bright yellow text would continue sliding across the screen in all of the franchise's future films. —Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026

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