oversight, lapse
(noun) a mistake resulting from inattention
supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversight
(noun) management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
oversight, inadvertence
(noun) an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oversight (countable and uncountable, plural oversights)
An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
Supervision or management.
Overview
oversight (third-person singular simple present oversights, present participle oversighting, simple past and past participle oversighted)
(transitive, nonstandard) To oversee; to supervise.
(internet, transitive, Wiktionary and WMF jargon) To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 May 2025
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
