omission

//əˈmɪʃ.ən//
B2Frequency Level 11Formal
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Noun

omissionSingular
omissionsPlural
1

The act of leaving out or excluding something or someone.

The omission of her name from the list was a mistake.

2

Something that has been left out or not done.

There are several omissions in the report that need to be addressed.

3

A failure to do something, especially something that one has a moral or legal obligation to do.

The accident was caused by an omission of safety checks.