Meaning of OVERSIGHT
| Pronunciation: | | 'owvur`sIt
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- [n] a mistake resulting from inattention
- [n] management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
- [n] an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
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| | Synonyms: | | inadvertence, lapse, superintendence, supervising, supervision |
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| | See Also: | | direction, error, fault, invigilation, management, mistake, omission | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O"ver*sight`\, n.
1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.
2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. --Hooker.
3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] ``His fool-happy
oversight.'' --Spenser.
Syn: Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking;
inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.
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