inadvertence

[ in-uh d-vur-tns ]

/ ˌɪn ədˈvɜr tns /

the quality or condition of being inadvertent; heedlessness.

the act or effect of inattention; an oversight.

Origin of inadvertence

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

As it was, the eagle eye of Alroy soon detected his inadvertence, and profited by his indiscretion.

Alroy |Benjamin Disraeli
As in law, so in morals, no man need criminate himself, but he who does so by an inadvertence is lost.

One Of Them |Charles James Lever
The thinness of indiscretion and the airy forms of inadvertence are lost and annihilated amid the shadows of the night.

Imogen |William Godwin
Her wounded vanity often beheld an insult in what was probably no more than an inadvertence.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction |Various

"I beg your pardon for my inadvertence, Mr. Verner," was the reply of Dr. Cannonby.

Verner's Pride |Mrs. Henry Wood

inadvertence

/ (ˌɪnədˈvɜːtəns) /

lack of attention; heedlessness

an instance or an effect of being inadvertent; oversight; slip