WordCraftBY GLOBALRPH

RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

Find the word behind the meaning.

Read the definition and try to retrieve the word. Say it aloud or write it down before opening the answer.

CARD 1 OF 1

Which word fits this meaning?

Something left out, or the act of failing to include or do something.

noun

Reveal word and examples

omission

The omission of the meeting date made the otherwise clear notice unusable.
Dictionary practice example.
When a student newsletter printed the wrong room for a poetry reading, its editor chose to acknowledge the mistake as soon as a reader contacted her. She explained that even careful editors can err, but she did not use that general truth to dismiss the inconvenience. An omission had made the problem harder to catch: the proof sheet left out the organizer's confirmation message.
From Owning a Preventable Mistake.
Full dictionary entry
Try another dictionary setOpen lesson index
Return to top