MISSING

[adjective] [not gradable]People or things that are missing cannot be found because they are not where they should be.Her father has been missing since September 1992.The burglars are in prison now but the jewellery's still missing.When did you realise the money was missing from your account?(UK and ANZ) A girl who went missing during a family outing to Mount Snowdon has been found dead on the mountainside.If your bike was stolen last week, why haven't you reported it missing until now?A soldier or military vehicle that is missing has not returned from fighting in a war but is not known with total certainty to be dead or destroyed.He was listed as missing in action.The missing link is an animal which no longer exists or might never have existed and is thought to explain how humans developed from animals similar to monkeys.Experts believe the skeleton could be the missing link between apes and humans.A missing link is also anything that is necessary to complete a series or solve a problem.Those documents provided the missing link, and the police were able to make an arrest soon after they discovered them.A missing person is someone who has disappeared and is no longer in communication with their family and friends.Have you reported your son's disappearance to the missing persons bureau?