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miss·ing  (msng)
adj.
1.
a. Not present; absent.
b. Lost: a missing person; soldiers missing in action.
2. Lacking; wanting: This book has 12 missing pages.

missing
Adjective
1. not in its proper or usual place and unable to be found
2. not able to be traced and not known to be dead: seven men were reported missing after the raid
3. not included in something although it perhaps should have been: two things are missing from the report
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.missing - not able to be found; "missing in action"; "a missing person"
lost - no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities"
2.missing - nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"
nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent"

missing
adjective lost, misplaced, not present, gone, left behind, astray, unaccounted for, mislaid, nowhere to be found

A casualty status for which the United States Code provides statutory guidance concerning missing members of the Military Services. Excluded are personnel who are in an absent without leave, deserter, or dropped-from-rolls status. A person declared missing is categorized as follows. a. beleaguered--The casualty is a member of an organized element that has been surrounded by a hostile force to prevent escape of its members. b. besieged--The casualty is a member of an organized element that has been surrounded by a hostile force, compelling it to surrender. c. captured--The casualty has been seized as the result of action of an unfriendly military or paramilitary force in a foreign country. d. detained--The casualty is prevented from proceeding or is restrained in custody for alleged violation of international law or other reason claimed by the government or group under which the person is being held. e. interned--The casualty is definitely known to have been taken into custody of a nonbelligerent foreign power as the result of and for reasons arising out of any armed conflict in which the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged. f. missing--The casualty is not present at his or her duty location due to apparent involuntary reasons and whose location is unknown. g. missing in action--The casualty is a hostile casualty, other than the victim of a terrorist activity, who is not present at his or her duty location due to apparent involuntary reasons and whose location is unknown. Also called MIA. See also casualty category; casualty status.
Translations

missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ] adj [pupil] → ausente, que falta; [thing] → perdido;
(MIL) → desaparecido;
to be missing → faltar;
missing person → desaparecido/a
missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ] adjmanquant(e);
(after escape, disaster) [person] → disparu(e);
to go missing → disparaître;
missing person → personne disparue, disparu(e);
missing in action (Mil) → porté(e) disparu(e)
missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ] adj (lost) (person) → vermisst: (object) → verschwunden;
(absent, removed) → fehlend;
to be missing → fehlen;
to go missing → verschwinden;
missing person → Vermisste(r) f(m)
missing [ˈmɪsɪŋ] adjperso/a, smarrito/a;
to go missing → sparire;
missing person → scomparso/a, disperso/a;
missing in action (MIL) → disperso/a

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The ship, or barque, or brig So-and-so, bound from such a port, with such and such cargo, for such another port, having left at such and such a date, last spoken at sea on such a day, and never having been heard of since, was posted to-day as missing.
On their own showing, it is quite as likely that Frank is missing as that Frank is dead.
The Mother coming up, and missing one of her sons, inquired of his brothers what had become of him.
 
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