/ ˈmɪsɪŋ; NAmE / adjective
1.
that cannot be found or that is not in its usual place, or at home
SYN lost :
I never found the missing piece.
My gloves have been missing for ages.
Two files have gone missing .
They still hoped to find their missing son.
( especially BrE )
Our cat's gone missing again.
2.
that has been removed, lost or destroyed and has not been replaced :
The book has two pages missing / missing pages.
He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on.
3.
( of a person ) not present after an accident, battle, etc. but not known to have been killed :
He was reported missing, presumed dead .
Many soldiers were listed as missing in action .
4.
not included, often when it should have been :
Fill in the missing words in this text.
There were several candidates missing from the list.