OVERSIGHT
Dictionary entry overview: What does oversight mean?
• OVERSIGHT (noun)
The noun OVERSIGHT has 3 senses:
1. an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
2. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
3. a mistake resulting from inattention
Familiarity information: OVERSIGHT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• OVERSIGHT (noun)
Meaning:
An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
inadvertence; oversight
Hypernyms ("oversight" is a kind of...):
omission (neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something)
Meaning:
Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
superintendence; supervising; supervision; oversight
Hypernyms ("oversight" is a kind of...):
direction; management (the act of managing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oversight"):
invigilation (keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating)
Meaning:
A mistake resulting from inattention
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lapse; oversight
Hypernyms ("oversight" is a kind of...):
error; fault; mistake (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)
