inadvertence
pronunciation
How to pronounce inadvertence in British English:
UK [ˌinədˈvə:təns]
How to pronounce inadvertence in American English:
US [ˌɪnədˈvɚtns]
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- Noun:
- an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
- the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
Word Origin
- inadvertence (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French inadvertance (14c.), from Scholastic Latin inadvertentia, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + advertentia, from Latin advertere "to direct one's attention to," literally "to turn toward" (see advertise).
Example
- 1. Study the prison you have built around yourself by inadvertence .
- 2. If by inadvertence a rule of origin has not been provided , the member concerned shall provide it immediately after this fact becomes known .
- 3. If by inadvertence a rule of origin has not been provided , the member concerned shall provide it immediately after this fact becomes known . Lists of information received and available with the secretariat shall be circulated to the members by the secretariat .