oversight

Meanings

• noun

  The act of overseeing, supervising, or managing. Ex: A manager's oversight of a project.

  - "The manager's oversight ensured the project was completed on time."
  - "In the absence of oversight, the project might fail."

• noun

  An error or mistake that goes unnoticed. Ex: A typo in a published document is an oversight.

  - "The oversight went unnoticed until it was too late."
  - "A simple oversight led to a significant problem."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈoʊvə(ɹ)ˌsaɪt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with oversight
insight , sight , plight , night , bright , fight

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Variants

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oversight , oversights

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'sight' or 'view', later came to mean 'supervision' or 'oversight'. Derived from Old English 'oversite', from 'over' + 'sight'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'oversight' is often used in the context of government and regulatory bodies.

2. The phrase 'oversight committee' refers to a committee responsible for overseeing and monitoring the activities of another body or organization.

3. In aviation, 'oversight' refers to a check or inspection of an aircraft or its systems before takeoff.

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Related Concepts

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1. supervision: The act of overseeing or managing a process, activity, or group of people.

2. negligence: The failure to exercise the care that a reasonable person would in like circumstances.

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Culture

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Oversight has been used extensively in literature and art to represent the concept of responsibility, vigilance, and the consequences of neglect. In music, the term 'oversight' is used to describe a mistake in a performance.

How to Memorize "oversight"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a manager standing over a project, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
   - Visualize a mistake that goes unnoticed.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'oversight' with responsibility and vigilance.
   - Connect 'oversight' with the idea of managing or supervising.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'RESPONSE' to remember the meaning: Responsibility, Error, Supervise, Oversee, Neglect, Supervision, Error.

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