oblivious
[ uh-bliv-ee-uhs ]
/ əˈblɪv i əs /
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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
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin oblīviōsus forgetful, equivalent to oblīvī(scī) to for-get + -ōsus-ous
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2. See absent-minded.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH oblivious
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British Dictionary definitions for oblivious
oblivious
/ (əˈblɪvɪəs) /
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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