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oblivious

[ uh-bliv-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to ):

    She was oblivious of his admiration.

  2. forgetful; without remembrance or memory:

    oblivious of my former failure.

  3. Archaic. inducing forgetfulness.


oblivious

/ əˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. foll byto or of unaware or forgetful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

It was formerly considered incorrect to use oblivious to mean unaware , but this use is now acceptable
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Derived Forms

  • Dzˈdzܲ, adverb
  • DzˈdzܲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz···dzܲ· adverb
  • Dz···dzܲ·Ա noun
  • -Dz···dzܲ adjective
  • ··Dz···dzܲ adjective
  • sem·i·Dz···dzܲ· adverb
  • ܲ·Dz···dzܲ adjective
  • un·Dz···dzܲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oblivious1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin Dzīōܲ “forgetful,” equivalent to Dzīī(ī) “to forget” + -ōܲ -ous ( def )
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They had returned home that evening with their other two children asleep and oblivious to what had happened.

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The Ratliffs, with their North Carolina money and the neuroses to which they generally remain oblivious, are also deeply human.

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Ted, upon learning it would take a least two years before the landmark becomes a reality, lashes out at the board member who was oblivious to Amos’ career.

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Mr Sharkey would spend the next 25 years oblivious to the fact he had fathered a second child.

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"I love the UK but you also realise there's a lot we need to do to not be oblivious of cracks and divides," Abs says.

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