Vocabulary
Omission
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
someone or something that has been left out or excluded.
Urdu meaning
بھول چوک، چھوٹ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- We seem to be following the script, only we have a band instead of an orchestra, and it plays Nero`s tune on flutes, for we swing between burning and drowning thanks to our acts of omission and commission on climate change.
- The law minister, who said he had been `heart-afflicted` by the oversight, was himself unaware of the omission until the opposition raised the matter in the Senate on Friday.
- Had the omission of the nation`s founding father from an Independence Day communication been so inconspicuous?
- To be a silent spectator is not a choice the sins of omission are as bad as the sins of commission.
- It has been a glaring omission and missed opportunity, with major ramifications.
Synonyms
deletion, cut, exclusion, gap, blank, lacuna, hiatus, oversight
Antonyms
addition, inclusion
Curator example
“there are glaring omissions in the report”
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