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View synonyms for inadvertence

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of inadvertence1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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