missed out; missing out; misses out
1
: to lose an opportunity : to be unable to have or enjoy something
—often used with on
Too bad you couldn't come. You really missed out.
missed out on a good time
2
British : to leave out : omit
Examples of missout in a Sentence
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 Vanderbilt just missed out on the College Football Playoff after finishing 10-3. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Much of Gen Z missed out on pivotal years in the classroom or office during the pandemic, impacting their ability to socialize. —Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 Julian Alvarez and future Liverpool forwards Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz are some of the players Moyes missed out on signing during his second spell at West Ham. —Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for missout
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Verb
Maybe we locals are missing out. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 Vanderbilt just missed out on the College Football Playoff after finishing 10-3. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Much of Gen Z missed out on pivotal years in the classroom or office during the pandemic, impacting their ability to socialize. —Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 Julian Alvarez and future Liverpool forwards Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz are some of the players Moyes missed out on signing during his second spell at West Ham. —Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for missout
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“Missout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/missout. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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