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noun
  1. 1
    a failure to hit or catch something, or to score in a game

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of miss*

    Scoring points and goals: aggregate, all, assist, attack, attack, bury, chalk something up, concede, cushion, deadlock... more
  2. 2

    Miss

     a title used in front of the last name or whole name of a girl or woman who is not married

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of miss*

    Titles: dame, Esq., Hon., the Honorable, honorific, Jr., Judge, Justice, Lady, Her/Your Ladyship... more
    1. a.
      formal used for talking politely to a girl or young woman whose name you do not know

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of miss*

      Names used for talking to people you don't know: madam, miss, ma’am, mister, sonny, buster, dude, buddy, Mac, dear... more
    2. b.
      informal old-fashioned a girl or young woman, especially one who is rude or badly behaved

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of miss*

      Women and girls who behave badly: minx, fishwife, queen bee, miss, bitch... more
    3. c.
      used in the title of a woman who has won a beauty competition

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of miss*

      Titles: dame, Esq., Hon., the Honorable, honorific, Jr., Judge, Justice, Lady, Her/Your Ladyship... more
    4. d.
      British a title used by children when talking to a woman teacher

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of miss*

      Words used by or to young children: bang, big, birdie, boo-boo, bow-wow, bow-wow, bunny, choo-choo, cold, cross... more
  3. 3
    a failure, especially of a CD or a movie

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of miss*

    Failure: fiasco, debacle, error, crash, failure, collapse, breakdown, malfunction, lapse... more

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