Oversight — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈoʊvɚsˌaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈəʊvəsˌaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈəʊvəsˌaɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈoʊvɚsˌaɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supervising supervision inadvertence superintendence lapse

Word Forms

supervise	verb	watch and direct
superintend	verb	watch and direct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufsicht

eine unbeabsichtigte Unterlassung, die daraus resultiert, dass man etwas nicht bemerkt

🇫🇷French

surveillance

une omission involontaire résultant de l'omission de remarquer quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

vigilancia

una omisión involuntaria resultante de no darse cuenta de algo

🇮🇹Italian

supervisione

un'omissione involontaria derivante dalla mancata osservazione di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

toezicht

een onbedoelde omissie als gevolg van het niet opmerken van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

supervisão

uma omissão não intencional resultante da falha em perceber algo

🇷🇺Russian

надзор

непреднамеренное упущение, возникающее из-за того, что что-то не заметили

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निगरानी

किसी चीज़ पर ध्यान न देने के परिणामस्वरूप हुई अनजाने में हुई चूक

🇧🇩Bengali

তদারকি

কিছু লক্ষ্য করতে ব্যর্থতার ফলে একটি অনিচ্ছাকৃত বাদ পড়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

மேற்பார்வை

எதையாவது கவனிக்கத் தவறியதன் விளைவாக ஏற்படும் தற்செயலான புறக்கணிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

పర్యవేక్షణ

ఏదో గమనించడంలో వైఫల్యం ఫలితంగా అనుకోకుండా తప్పడం

🇮🇳Marathi

निरीक्षण

एखादी गोष्ट लक्षात न घेण्याच्या अयशस्वी होण्यामुळे होणारी एक अनावधानाने वगळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેખરેખ

કંઈક નોટિસ કરવામાં નિષ્ફળતાના પરિણામે અજાણતા ચૂક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ವಿಚಾರಣೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಗಮನಿಸಲು ವಿಫಲವಾದ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಲೋಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മേൽനോട്ടം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുന്നതിൽ പരാജയപ്പെട്ടതിൻ്റെ ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന മനഃപൂർവമല്ലാത്ത ഒരു ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਧਿਆਨ ਦੇਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਅਣਜਾਣੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੁੱਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

نگرانی

کسی چیز کو محسوس کرنے میں ناکامی کے نتیجے میں ایک غیر ارادی غلطی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

监督

由于没有注意到某事而导致的无意遗漏

🇯🇵Japanese

見落とし

何かに気づかなかったために生じる意図しない省略

🇰🇷Korean

감시

무언가를 알아차리지 못하여 의도치 않게 누락된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giám sát

một sự thiếu sót vô ý do không nhận thấy điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การกำกับดูแล

การละเลยโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจอันเป็นผลมาจากการไม่สังเกตเห็นบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengawasan

kelalaian yang tidak disengaja akibat kegagalan memperhatikan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pangangasiwa

isang hindi sinasadyang pagkukulang na nagreresulta mula sa pagkabigo na mapansin ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

penyeliaan

peninggalan yang tidak disengajakan akibat kegagalan untuk melihat sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرقابة

إغفال غير مقصود ناتج عن عدم ملاحظة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

نظارت

حذف غیر عمدی ناشی از عدم توجه به چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

gözetim

bir şeyi fark edememekten kaynaklanan kasıtsız ihmal

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶחדָל

השמטה לא מכוונת הנובעת מאי-הבחין במשהו

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