ETYM Contr. from mistress.
A failure to hit (or meet or find etc); SYN. missfire.

1. To fail to hit the intended target.
2. To fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; SYN. lose.
3. To fail to reach or get to:
4. To fail to reach
5. To be absent
6. To fail to experience; SYN. escape.
7. To fail to attend an event or activity:
8. To be without; SYN. lack.
9. To feel or suffer from the lack of: