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oblivious
[ uh-bliv-ee-uhs ]
adjective
- unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to ):
She was oblivious of his admiration.
- forgetful; without remembrance or memory:
oblivious of my former failure.
- Archaic. inducing forgetfulness.
oblivious
/ əˈblɪvɪəs /
adjective
- foll byto or of unaware or forgetful
Usage
Derived Forms
- obˈliviously, adverb
- obˈliviousness, noun
Other Words From
- ob·liv·i·ous·ly adverb
- ob·liv·i·ous·ness noun
- self-ob·liv·i·ous adjective
- sem·i·ob·liv·i·ous adjective
- sem·i·ob·liv·i·ous·ly adverb
- un·ob·liv·i·ous adjective
- un·ob·liv·i·ous·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of oblivious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The singer further claimed that he was oblivious to the knowledge that the titular community center was a refuge for gay men in the late ’70s.
It was worth a two-shot penalty, doubled because she had obliviously signed for the wrong score in the third round.
Antony Snook, 45, tried to claim he had been oblivious to their plan, but a jury rejected this defence and found him guilty of the murders.
But they couldn’t claim they were totally oblivious – there were campaigners and MPs pleading with them to push the Post Office for answers on Horizon.
I’m not oblivious to the irony that my career is basically tracking the death of democracy.
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