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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (noun)
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| definition 1: |
a lapse in attention to what one is doing.
An oversight caused me to be late paying the bill.- synonyms:
- absent-mindedness, inadvertence, inattention
- similar words:
- carelessness, disregard, lapse, laxity, neglect
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| definition 2: |
that which is neglected through lack of attention; careless error.
Forgetting to send her an invitation was an oversight that I feel bad about.- synonyms:
- blunder, inadvertence, neglect, slip-up
- similar words:
- error, flub, goof, lapse, mistake, slip
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| definition 3: |
careful supervision.
The teacher's oversight of the children's work is appreciated.- synonyms:
- charge, keeping, supervision, watch
- similar words:
- administration, auspice, care, custody, eye, management, observation, protection, responsibility, surveillance, tutelage
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| related words: |
direction, fault, government, miss, omission, trip |
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