miss meaning and definition

MISS noun

Definition of miss (noun)

1. a young woman
   • "a young lady of 18"
   • synonyms: fille, girl, missy, young lady, young woman
2. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
   • synonyms: misfire
3. a form of address for an unmarried woman

MISS verb

Definition of miss (verb)

1. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
   • "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
   • synonyms: lose
2. feel or suffer from the lack of
   • "He misses his mother"
3. fail to attend an event or activity
   • "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"
   • antonym: attend
4. leave undone or leave out
   • "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
   • synonyms: drop, leave out, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit
   • antonym: attend to
5. fail to reach or get to
   • "She missed her train"
6. be without
   • "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"
   • synonyms: lack
   • antonym: feature
7. fail to reach
   • "The arrow missed the target"
   • antonym: collide with
8. be absent
   • "The child had been missing for a week"
9. fail to experience
   • "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
   • synonyms: escape