oversight Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
    inadvertence.
  2. noun management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
    supervising; superintendence; supervision.
  3. noun a mistake resulting from inattention
    lapse.

WordNet


O"ver*sight` noun
Definitions
  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 1913