Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
Nearby Entries
oversight - 3 dictionary results

o⋅ver⋅sight

  [oh-ver-sahyt]
Use oversight in a Sentence
–noun
1. an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
2. unintentional failure to notice or consider; lack of proper attention: Owing to my oversight, the letter was sent unsigned.
3. supervision; watchful care: a person responsible for the oversight of the organization.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; see over-, sight

Synonyms:
1, 2. mistake, blunder, slip. 2. lapse, neglect, inattention. 3. management, direction, control; surveillance.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To oversight
o·ver·sight   (ō'vər-sīt')   
n.  
  1. An unintentional omission or mistake.
  2. Watchful care or management; supervision.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Oversight

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : oversight
Spanish: descuido,
German: das Versehen,
Japanese: 見落とし
More Translations »
Search another word or see oversight on Thesaurus | Reference