omission

Plural: omissions

Noun

Something left undone or intentionally excluded.
a mistake resulting from neglect
something that has been omitted
- "she searched the table for omissions"
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
The act of omitting.
The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out.
Something not done or neglected.
The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.

Examples

E&O insurance (for errors and omissions) covers both errors of commission and errors of omission.
His omission of the ’S’ in ’CAT’ cost him a triple word score on the Words With Friends board.
The lack of a sponge count was an omission by the surgical team.
The suspicious omissions in the new edition of the book attracted claims of censorship.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English omissioun, from Old French omission, from Late Latin omissio, omissionem, from Latin omitto.

Synonyms

deletion, skip

Scrabble Score: 10

omission: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
omission: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
omission: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

omission: valid Words With Friends Word