inadvertence

[ in-uhd-vur-tns ]

noun

1. the quality or condition of being inadvertent; heedlessness.
2. the act or effect of inattention; an oversight.

inadvertence

/ ˌɪnədˈvɜːtəns /

noun

1. lack of attention; heedlessness
2. an instance or an effect of being inadvertent; oversight; slip

Word History and Origins

Origin of inadvertence¹

From the Medieval Latin word inadvertentia, dating back to 1560–70. See inadvertency, -ence

Example Sentences

Provision was also made for the case of publication of libellous matter by inadvertence in newspapers.

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They were like two men who by inadvertence had attempted to pass through a narrow doorway abreast.

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Whatever her sins, they were not sins of intention, but of inadvertence, and why should she have been punished so persistently?

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It is difficult to believe that this is not due rather to malignity than inadvertence.

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By inadvertence, the conversation had touched on a topic concerning which Brand was always either vague or silent.

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