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Noun: inadvertence  ,in-ud'vur-t(u)n(t)s
  1. An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
    "The error in the contract was due to an inadvertence by the legal team";
    - oversight
     
  2. 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