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oblivious

adjective

  1. unaware or unmindful of
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈblɪviːəs/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English oblivious, from Latin oblīviōsus (“forgetful, oblivious”), formed from oblīvium (“forgetfulness, oblivion”) + -ōsus (“full of, overly, prone to”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).

  1. Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

    Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.

  2. Forgetful.

    He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.