Phrase guide

missed call

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A telephone call which the responder does not answer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: telephoning

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A telephone call that is deliberately terminated by the caller before being answered by its intended recipient in order to communicate a pre-agreed message.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: telephoning

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To deliberately terminate a call before the recipient answers in order to communicate a pre-agreed message.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Missed-call me when you get to the meeting point!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prank

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُكَالِمَةٌ فَائِتَةٌ (mukālimatun fāʔitatun) — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Bulgarian: пропуснато обаждане (propusnato obaždane) — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Cherokee: ᎦᏅᏓ ᏓᏯᏂ (ganvda dayani) — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 未接來電 /未接来电 (wèijiē láidiàn) — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Esperanto: maltrafita voko — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Finnish: vastaamaton puhelu — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • French: appel en absence — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Georgian: გამოტოვებული ზარი (gamoṭovebuli zari) — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • German: entgangener Anruf — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • German: verpasster Anruf — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • German: Anruf in Abwesenheit — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Hungarian: nem fogadott hívás — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Japanese: 不在着信 — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Polish: strzałka — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Romanian: bip — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Russian: пропу́щенный звонок (propúščennyj zvonok) — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Spanish: llamada perdida — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Swahili: simufifi — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Swedish: missat samtal — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Tamil: தவறிய அழைப்பு (tavaṟiya aḻaippu) — a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Tamil: விடுபட்ட அழைப்பு (viṭupaṭṭa aḻaippu) — a telephone call which the responder does not answer