missed call

noun

A telephone call which the responder does not answer.

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

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prank
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Meanings

nounmissed call (plural missed calls)

plural missed calls

  1. telephoningA telephone call which the responder does not answer.
  2. telephoningA telephone call that is deliberately terminated by the caller before being answered by its intended recipient in order to communicate a pre-agreed message.
verbmissed call (third-person singular simple present missed calls, present participle missed calling, simple past and past participle missed called)

present singular third person missed calls · participle present missed calling · participle past missed called · past missed called

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

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

    Synonyms: prank

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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prank
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prank

Translations

Arabic مُكَالِمَةٌ فَائِتَةٌ
  • مُكَالِمَةٌ فَائِتَةٌ (mukālimatun fāʔitatun)a telephone call which the responder does not answer
Bulgarian пропуснато обаждане
  • пропуснато обаждане (propusnato obaždane)a telephone call which the responder does not answer
Chinese Mandarin 未接來電 /未接来电
  • 未接來電 /未接来电 (wèijiē láidiàn)a telephone call which the responder does not answer
Esperanto maltrafita voko
  • maltrafita vokoa telephone call which the responder does not answer
Finnish vastaamaton puhelu
  • vastaamaton puhelua telephone call which the responder does not answer
French appel en absence
  • appel en absencea telephone call which the responder does not answer
German entgangener Anruf, verpasster Anruf
  • entgangener Anrufa telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • verpasster Anrufa telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • Anruf in Abwesenheita telephone call which the responder does not answer
Hungarian nem fogadott hívás
  • nem fogadott hívása telephone call which the responder does not answer
Japanese 不在着信
  • 不在着信a telephone call which the responder does not answer
Polish strzałka
  • strzałkaa telephone call which the responder does not answer
Romanian bip
  • bipa telephone call which the responder does not answer
Russian пропу́щенный звонок
  • пропу́щенный звонок (propúščennyj zvonok)a telephone call which the responder does not answer
Spanish llamada perdida
  • llamada perdidaa telephone call which the responder does not answer
Swahili simufifi
  • simufifia telephone call which the responder does not answer
Swedish missat samtal
  • missat samtala telephone call which the responder does not answer
Tamil தவறிய அழைப்பு, விடுபட்ட அழைப்பு
  • தவறிய அழைப்பு (tavaṟiya aḻaippu)a telephone call which the responder does not answer
  • விடுபட்ட அழைப்பு (viṭupaṭṭa aḻaippu)a telephone call which the responder does not answer
Cite this entry
APA

missed call. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missed%20call

MLA

“missed call.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missed%20call. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missed call,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missed%20call.

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