Definitions for oversightˈoʊ vərˌsaɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•sightˈoʊ vərˌsaɪt(n.)
unintentional failure to notice or consider.
a careless omission or error.
the act of overseeing.
Princeton's WordNet
oversight, inadvertence(noun)
an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversight(noun)
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
oversight, lapse(noun)
a mistake resulting from inattention
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
oversight(noun)ˈoʊ vərˌsaɪt
sth that you forgot or failed to consider
Not paying was an oversight on my part.
Wiktionary
oversight(Noun)
An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later.
oversight(Noun)
supervision or management
The bureaucracy was subject to government oversight.
Translations for oversight
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- fout, nalatigheidAfrikaans
- غَلْطَةُ نتيجَة السَّهْوArabic
- пропускBulgarian
- descuidoPortuguese (BR)
- přehlédnutíCzech
- das VersehenGerman
- forglemmelseDanish
- απροσεξία, αμέλειαGreek
- descuidoSpanish
- tähelepanematusEstonian
- غفلتFarsi
- huomaamattomuusFinnish
- inadvertance, oubliFrench
- הֵיסָח הַדַעַתHebrew
- देखने या ध्यान देने में चूक करनाHindi
- previdCroatian
- elnézésHungarian
- kegagalan memperhatikanIndonesian
- yfirsjónIcelandic
- svistaItalian
- 見落としJapanese
- 간과Korean
- neapsižiūrėjimasLithuanian
- pārskatīšanāsLatvian
- kesilapanMalay
- onoplettendheidDutch
- forglemmelse, uaktsomhetNorwegian
- przeoczeniePolish
- غفلتPersian
- غفلتPashto
- descuidoPortuguese
- omisiune, neglijenţăRomanian
- недосмотрRussian
- prehliadnutieSlovak
- spregledSlovenian
- previdSerbian
- förbiseendeSwedish
- การมองข้ามThai
- gözden kaçırma, dikkatsizlikTurkish
- 疏忽Chinese (Trad.)
- недогляд, необачністьUkrainian
- غلطي، سہوUrdu
- quên, bỏ sótVietnamese
- 疏忽Chinese (Simp.)
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