die Vermisste
Translation
missing woman, missing person (female)
Examples
Die Polizei sucht nach der Vermissten.
The police are searching for the missing woman.
Ein Foto der Vermissten wurde veröffentlicht.
A photo of the missing woman was published.
Grammar Patterns
die Vermisste (as subject/object) the missing woman The police are searching for the missing woman.
Similar Words
die Verschwundene (the disappeared woman)
Etymology
A nominalized adjective from the past participle 'vermisst', from the verb 'vermissen' (to miss). It literally means 'the missed one (female)'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'ver-' as an intensifier and 'miss' as in 'missing'. The '-te' ending signals it's a noun formed from an adjective.