oversight
noun/ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt/
Frequency rank: #5,184 most common English word
Meaning
a mistake made by failing to notice or do something; also, the action of supervising something.
Example sentence
The error occurred due to oversight on the part of the project manager.
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