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oblivious.

Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈblɪviəs/Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

    usually
    Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.
  2. Forgetful.

    dated · usually · with-of
    He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.
Where this word comes from

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

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