MIA adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Absent for a long time.My friends have been MIA today. •a short written form of "missing in action", said of a soldier lost in fighting and never foundWhen his patrol didn't come back from the front, he and all his buddies were listed as MIA. noun2 •Initialism of missing in action, a service member that did not return from action and was not found in the field. •Initialism of Mutual Improvement Association. formsMIAs