Also means
oversight
Usage Note
Descuido means a momentary lapse of attention or a negligent mistake: por descuido (by mistake, carelessly). It derives from descuidar (to neglect). A descuido can also mean a slip of the hand — en un descuido signals that something happened when no one was watching.
Examples
"Por descuido dejé las llaves dentro."
Natural Translation
Through carelessness I left the keys inside.
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