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adjective

1. Not present: absent, away, gone, wanting. See absence.
2. No longer in one's possession: gone, lost. See get/lose.

adj

Definition: gone, absent
Antonyms: found, here, present

(DOD) 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.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Not able to be found; Not existing; failing to perceive or understand.

Respectable men and women content with the good and easy living are missing some of the most important things in life. Unless you give yourself to some great cause you haven't even begun to live. — William P. Merrill

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A missing article, such as a set of keys, denotes a sense of being out of control. A missed plane, bus, train, appointment, or time commitment can symbolize a missed opportunity, and the frustration of being behind and unorganized is also suggested. (See also Loss of Something).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forsvundet, manglende, væk, savnet

idioms:

• missing in action    savnet
• missing link    manglende (mellem)led (mellem abe og menneske)
• missing person    bortkommen person

Nederlands (Dutch)
verloren, zoek, ontbrekend, vermist

Français (French)
adj. - qui manque, perdu, égaré, disparu

idioms:

• missing in action    (Mil) porté disparu
• missing link    maillon manquant
• missing person    personne manquante

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vermißt, fehlend

idioms:

• missing in action    vermißt
• missing link    das fehlende Glied
• missing person    Vermißter

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ελλείπων, απών, (νομ.) αγνοούμενος, άφαντος, (για πράγματα) χαμένο

idioms:

• missing in action    αγνοούμενος (μετά από μάχη)
• missing link    χαμένος κρίκος
• missing person    αγνοούμενο πρόσωπο

Italiano (Italian)
smarrito

idioms:

• missing in action    disperso in combattimento
• missing link    anello mancante
• missing person    disperso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desaparecido

idioms:

• missing in action    morto em combate
• missing link    elo perdido
• missing person    pessoa desaparecida (f)

Русский (Russian)
недостающий, пропавший без вести

idioms:

• missing in action    пропавший без вести в бою
• missing link    недостающее звено
• missing person    отсутствующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - perdido, extraviado, ausente, faltante

idioms:

• missing in action    desaparecidos en acción, caídos
• missing link    eslabón perdido
• missing person    desaparecido, ausente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - saknad, försvunnen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不见的, 缺少的

idioms:

• missing in action    战俘及作战中失踪人员
• missing link    一系列互相关联事物中缺少的一环
• missing person    失踪的人, 行踪不明者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不見的, 缺少的

idioms:

• missing in action    戰俘及作戰中失蹤人員
• missing link    一系列互相關聯事物中缺少的一環
• missing person    失蹤的人, 行蹤不明者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잃어버린, 행방 불명인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 欠けている, 見当たらない, 行方不明の
n. - 行方不明者

idioms:

• missing in action    行方不明
• missing link    系列上の欠けた要素, 失われた環
• missing person    行方不明者, 尋ね人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفقود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נעדר, חסר‬

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