oversight
1. [ noun ] management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
Synonyms: supervision superintendence supervising
Related terms: management invigilation oversee monitor
2. [ noun ] an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
Synonyms: inadvertence
Related terms: omission
3. [ noun ] a mistake resulting from inattention
Synonyms: lapse
Related terms: mistake
Similar spelling:   overweight
  overshot
  overcrossing
  overshoot
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  oversize
  overstep
  overstay
  overestimate
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  overstock
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  overstrain
  Overstreet
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  overstuffed
  overuse
  Overson
  ovariectomy