oversight

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
  2. noun management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
  3. noun a mistake resulting from inattention

Etymology

From over- + sight. Verb sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Aufsicht.

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Synonyms

inadvertence

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