inadvertence
1
9.3
- noun
- /ˌɪnədˈvɜːrtəns/
:
inadvertencia
- The report contained errors caused by inadvertence rather than dishonesty.
Examples
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This inadvertence with Toyota had only confirmed the fear Brodsky had recently because of a series of dreams.
Fiction book (1992) -
Should Trees Have Standing? presents the case for the legal rights of forests, a position based on the view that forests should not be affected by human inadvertence.
Academic text (1995) -
"Mistake" implies some level of accident or inadvertence, something that might have been avoided if only other things were known.
Academic text (2007) -
No challenge to throne or altar could possibly come from his book, except by inadvertence.
Academic text (1991) -
In its internal operations, the American system seems designed to work at a snail's pace to avoid, as Alexander Hamilton put it, "haste, inadvertence, and a want of due deliberation."
Academic text (2002) -
Alternatively, such forces may be attacked as a result of misidentification or even inadvertence, or because the U.N. forces are suspected of aiding the other side, as happened in late April 1993 in Angola where the UNITA forces shot down a U.N. relief plane.
Academic text (1993) -
"This failure was due to inadvertence—not some practice or plan to record interviews without consent," Stephen Patton, the city's corporation counsel, wrote Saturday in a letter to the Tribune, which had sent a letter to the city Friday demanding that such recordings cease.
Blog text (21) -
And, within that field, human goals are advanced through the employment of individuals' abilities, insights, and energies on the material objects of the world—both the raw material and that material as it has been molded and transformed by past human purposiveness (and inadvertence).
Academic text (1990) -
The contractor's mistake was due to inadvertence, resulting in delays for the project.
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She apologized for her inadvertence in not sending the email on time.
Synonyms
80
6.5
Failure to take proper care that causes harm or loss
16
2.8
Lack of attention that causes mistakes or accidents
8
4.6
Not noticing things around you
5
3.7
Careless, untidy behaviour that shows little attention to detail
2
7.4
Not noticing things happening around you
2
5.4
Not knowing or noticing something
1
7.0
Not paying attention that causes mistakes or hurts others
1
7.8
Not paying attention to danger or important things
1
7.4
A state of being so distracted that you forget things and miss details
Not paying attention and being careless about work
Lack of attention that makes you forget or ignore tasks
Not giving needed care and attention to responsibilities or people
Not being careful about danger or risk
Failure to pay attention before acting or speaking
Not knowing about something
Antonyms
How Careless
18
5.2
- Specialized
80
6.5
16
2.8
1
9.3
8
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
inadvertence = inadvertent (semi-transparent) = in + advert + ence
This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'inadvertent', so learners who know the adjective can readily infer the noun meaning.
Etymology
Inadvertence comes from the Latin parts in- 'not' and advertere 'to turn toward'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'not turning your mind' to something, like not giving attention. So inadvertence means 'carelessness' or failing to pay attention.