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oblivious
[ uh-bliv-ee-uhs ]
/ ÉĖblÉŖv i És /
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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.
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Origin of oblivious
1400ā50; late Middle English <Latin oblÄ«viÅsus forgetful, equivalent to oblÄ«vÄ«(scÄ«) to for-get + -Åsus-ous
synonym study for oblivious
2. See absent-minded.
OTHER WORDS FROM oblivious
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH oblivious
oblivious , obviousWords nearby oblivious
obliquity, obliterate, obliteration, oblivescence, oblivion, oblivious, oblong, oblongata, obloquy, obmutescence, obnounce
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British Dictionary definitions for oblivious
oblivious
/ (ÉĖblÉŖvÉŖÉs) /
adjective
(foll by to or of) unaware or forgetful
Derived forms of oblivious
obliviously, adverbobliviousness, nounusage for oblivious
It was formerly considered incorrect to use oblivious to mean unaware, but this use is now acceptable
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