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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats