obliviousness

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o·bliv·i·ous (

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adj.

1. Lacking all memory; forgetful.

2. Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful.

o·blivi·ous·ly adv.

o·blivi·ous·ness n.

Usage Note: Either of or to can be used with oblivious: The party appeared oblivious to (or of) the mounting pressures for political reform.

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Noun

obliviousness - total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"

oblivion

forgetfulness - unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember; "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older"

Translations

obliviousness

n because of his obliviousness to the danger he was in → weil er sich (dat) → nicht der Gefahr bewusst war, in der er schwebte; a state of blissful obliviousness to the world → ein Zustand m → seliger Weltvergessenheit

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