overlooking; missing; failing to notice
The act of overlooking or missing something, often used in contexts like mistakes, opportunities, or supervision failures.
See also: 見逃す
The failure to notice his mistake later became a problem.
Overlooking a small mistake can sometimes lead to a major accident.
Missing his talent was a huge loss for the company.
letting a good pitch go by; taking a strike
Baseball term: not swinging at a pitch that turns out to be a strike, often a mistake by the batter.
He struck out by letting a perfect pitch go by.
He ended his final at-bat with a called third strike.
In baseball, 見送り and 見逃し both describe not swinging at a pitch, but 見送り is the neutral term for taking any pitch while 見逃し often implies it turned out to be a strike (a mistake).
catch-up streaming; missed-program webcast
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Rare variant using 遁 (escape, flee); not commonly used.
Noun form of the verb 見逃す (to overlook), from 見 (see) + 逃す (let escape, miss).