Noun: inadvertence ,in-ud'vur-t(u)n(t)s
- An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
"The error in the contract was due to an inadvertence by the legal team";
- oversight
- The trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
"His inadvertence about paying bills on time affected his credit score";
- unmindfulness, heedlessness, inadvertency
Derived forms: inadvertences
Type of: attentiveness, omission