Associations to the word «Oversight»

Wiktionary

OVERSIGHT, noun. An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
OVERSIGHT, noun. Supervision or management.

Dictionary definition

OVERSIGHT, noun. An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something.
OVERSIGHT, noun. Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group.
OVERSIGHT, noun. A mistake resulting from inattention.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca