mission
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
Types & categories
- nongovernmental organization hypernym
Related & opposite
- missioner derivation
Sense 2 noun
an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
the planes were on a bombing mission
Types & categories
- military operation hypernym
- combat mission hyponym
- search mission hyponym
- search and destroy mission hyponym
- direct support hyponym
Related & opposite
- military domain topic
Sense 3 noun
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
a confidential mission to London
Types & categories
- assignment hypernym
- fool's errand hyponym
- mission impossible hyponym
- suicide mission hyponym
Related & opposite
- missioner derivation
- charge derivation
- burden derivation
- commission derivation
- appoint derivation
Sense 4 noun
the organized work of a religious missionary
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- missioner derivation
Sense 5 noun
a group of representatives or delegates
Types & categories
- organization hypernym
- diplomatic mission hyponym
- embassy hyponym
Related & opposite
- commissioner derivation
- missioner derivation
- assign derivation
- delegate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | missioner |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | nongovernmental organization |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | military operation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | combat mission |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | search mission |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | search and destroy mission |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | direct support |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | missioner |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | charge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | burden |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | commission |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | appoint |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | assignment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fool's errand |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mission impossible |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | suicide mission |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | missioner |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | work |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | da'wah |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | commissioner |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | missioner |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | assign |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | delegate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | organization |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | diplomatic mission |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | embassy |