Phrase guide

missing person

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person whose whereabouts are unknown and who is being sought.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անհետ կորած (anhet korac) — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Azerbaijani: itkin — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Chinese Mandarin: 失蹤人員 /失踪人员 (shīzōng rényuán) — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Czech: pohřešovaný — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Dutch: vermiste persoon — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Finnish: kadonnut — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • French: personne disparue — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • French: disparu — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • German: Vermisster — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Greek: αγνοούμενος (agnooúmenos) — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Greek: αγνοούμενη (agnooúmeni) — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Irish: duine ar iarraidh — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Italian: persona scomparsa — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Japanese: 行方不明者 (yukue fumeisha) — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Polish: osoba zaginiona — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Portuguese: desaparecido — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Portuguese: pessoa desaparecida — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Russian: пропа́вший бе́з вести (propávšij béz vesti) — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Spanish: persona desaparecida — person whose whereabouts are unknown
  • Spanish: desaparecido — person whose whereabouts are unknown