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inadvertence

N การ ขาด ความเอาใจใส่  ความ ไม่สน ใจ  ความประมาท  carelessness inattention attention care kan-kad-kwam-aol-jai-sai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INADVERTENCE, INADVERTENCY

n.[L. in and advertens, adverto. See Advert. ] 1. A not turning the mind to; inattention; negligence; heedlessness. Many mistakes and some misfortunes proceed from inadvertence.
2. The effect of inattention; any oversight, mistake or fault which proceeds from negligence of thought.
The productions of a great genius, with many lapses and inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INADVERTENCE; INADVERTENCY

In `ad *vert "ence; pl. -ces (, In `ad *vert "en *cy; pl. -cies (, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inadvertance. ]

 

1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence. Inadvertency, or want of attendance to the sense and intention of our prayers. Jer. Taylor.

 

2. An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence. The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact. Addison.

 

Syn. -- Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence; thoughtlessness. See Inattention.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inadvertence

in ad vert ence /ɪ̀nədvə́ː r t (ə )ns /名詞 U C 不注意 (による誤り ); うっかりすること ; 見落とし .