omission

Noun
  1. A mistake resulting from neglect (synset 100075444)
    is a type of: error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
    subtypes: failure - an unexpected omission
    same as: skip
  2. Something that has been omitted (synset 114447018)
    "she searched the table for omissions"
    is a type of: disuse, neglect - the state of something that has been unused and neglected
  3. Any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases (synset 113545602)
    is a type of: linguistic process - a process involved in human language
    subtypes:
    • aphaeresis, apheresis - (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
    • aphesis - the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
    • elision - omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
    • eclipsis, ellipsis - omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
    same as: deletion
  4. Neglecting to do something;
    Leaving out or passing over something (synset 105714901)
    is a type of: disregard, neglect - lack of attention and due care
    subtypes:

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