inadvertency

[ in-uhd-vur-tn-see ]

noun

, plural in·ad·vert·en·cies.

1. inadvertence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inadvertency¹

1585–95; < Medieval Latin inadvertentia, equivalent to Latin in- in- ³ + advert- turn to ( advert ¹ ) + -entia -ency

Example Sentences

Assuming you’ve correctly understood the situation, she can alert her billing office and refund any wrongly collected money, while making it clear that the problem arose from inadvertency, not fraud.

From New York Times

Such material could be lost simply through inadvertency, Professor Rabina said.

From New York Times

Again, what is lost is inadvertency and the element of surprise — the sense that the power of the image is independent of the photographer’s plans.

From New York Times

To rectify is to make right; as, to rectify a mistake, to rectify abuses, inadvertencies, etc.

From Project Gutenberg

Nothing but an habitual inadvertency, as to this particular, can be the occasion that so many ingenious noble spirits are often engaged in courses so opposite to virtue and honour.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• breach
• carelessness
• exclusion
• failing
• lapse
• oversight