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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usu. fol. by "to" or "of").
Engrossed in the television program, he was oblivious to the noise of the children.My mother was busy with her own life and was oblivious to all my struggles.They talked and talked, oblivious of the time that was passing.- synonyms:
- insensible, unaware, unconscious, unmindful
- antonyms:
- aware, conscious
- similar words:
- absent, careless, heedless, inattentive, mindless
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| definition 2: |
lacking any recollection; forgetting or forgetful (usu. fol. by "of").
Oblivious of his past infidelities, she believed his promise.- synonyms:
- forgetful
- similar words:
- blind, inattentive, insensible, neglectful, regardless, thoughtless
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| related words: |
absent-minded, negligent, unconscious |
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| derivations: |
obliviously (adv.), obliviousness (n.) |
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