oversight
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oversight
- /ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/ UK
- /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/ Canada, US
- [ˈoʊvɚˌsʌɪt] Canada, US
- /ˈəʉvəˌsɑet/ Australia
- /ˈɐʉ̯vəˌsaɪt/ New Zealand
- [ˈɐʉ̯.vɐˌsɑet] New Zealand
- /ˈo̝vərˌsaɪt/ Scotland
- /ˈoːbʱə(ɾ)ˌsaɪt/ India
Sounds like overcite
Where it comes from
From over- + sight. Verb sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Aufsicht.
noun oversights
- An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten. A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later.
- Supervision or management. oversight mechanism
- Overview. A large map of the kingdom, in which the Protestant churches, including the Unitarian, are indicated in colors, gives a convenient oversight of the matter treated of by the writer.
verb oversights · oversighting · oversighted
- To oversee; to supervise.
- To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inadvertence, lapse, supervision, superintendence, supervising, omission, forgetfulness, neglect, failure, negligence, error, negligent, carelessness, misunderstanding, mistake, oblivion
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noun omission
| Español | inadvertencia, descuido, omisión, error, negligencia, equivocación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 疏忽 shūhū, shūhu |
| Português | descuido |
| Français | oubli |
| Deutsch | Versehen |
| Italiano | svista |
| Ελληνικά | αβλεψία avlepsía |
| Русский | недосмо́тр nedosmótr |
noun supervision
| Español | vigilancia, supervisión |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 監督 /监督 jiāndū |
| हिन्दी | पर्यवेक्षण paryavekṣaṇ |
| Português | superintendência, chefia, monitoração, acompanhamento, supervisão |
| Deutsch | Aufsicht |
| Italiano | supervisione |
| Русский | надзо́р nadzór, контро́ль kontrólʹ |
noun overview
| Deutsch | Überblick |
|---|
Talk about this word "oversight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oversight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. oversight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oversight "oversight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oversight.Cite this
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title = {oversight},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oversight},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
