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oversight
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o·ver·sight  (vr-st)
n.
1. An unintentional omission or mistake.
2. Watchful care or management; supervision.

oversight
Noun
a mistake caused by not noticing something
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oversight - an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
omission - neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
2.oversightoversight - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
invigilation - keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
3.oversight - a mistake resulting from inattention
error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

oversight
noun 1. mistake, error, slip, fault, misunderstanding, blunder, lapse, omission, boob Brit. (slang) gaffe, slip-up (informal) delinquency, inaccuracy, carelessness, howler (informal) goof (informal) bloomer Brit. (informal) clanger (informal) miscalculation, error of judgment, faux pas, inattention, laxity, boo-boo (informal) erratum, barry or Barry Crocker Austral. (slang)
Translations

oversight [ˈəuvəsaɪt] ndescuido;
due to an oversight → a causa de un descuido or una equivocación
oversight [ˈəuvəsaɪt] nomission f, oubli m;
due to an oversight → par suite d'une inadvertance
oversight [ˈəuvəsaɪt] nVersehen nt;
due to an oversight → aus Versehen
oversight [ˈəuvəsaɪt] nomissione f; svista;
due to an oversight → per una svista

oversight
n oversight [ˈəuvəsait]
a failure to notice Due to an oversight, we have not paid the bill.fout, nalatigheidغَلْطَةُ نتيجَة السَّهْوпропускpřehlédnutíforglemmelsedas Versehenαπροσεξία, αμέλειαdescuidotähelepanematusغفلتepähuomioinadvertance, oubliהֵיסָח הַדַעַתदेखने या ध्यान देने में चूक करनाprevidelnézéskegagalan memperhatikanyfirsjónsvista見落とし간과, 빠뜨림neapsižiūrėjimaspārskatīšanāskesilapanonoplettendheidforglemmelse, uaktsomhetprzeoczeniedescuidoomisiune, neglijenţăнедосмотрprehliadnutiespregledprevidförbiseendeความผิดพลาดเพราะละเลยหรือไม่สังเกตgözden kaçırma, dikkatsizlik疏忽недогляд, необачністьغلطي، سہوquên, bỏ sót

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