adjective · rare

oblivious

oblivious · more oblivious · most oblivious

несвідомий, забудькуватий

забывчивый

nicht bewusst, vergesslich, unbedacht, unaufmerksam

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

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/əˈblɪviəs/

» I was oblivious to the whole thing.

Ich bekam von der ganzen Sache nichts mit.

Meaning

2 senses

(usually)Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.
selbstvergessen, unaufmerksam, nicht bewusst
забывчивыйzabyvčivyj
несвідо́мийnesvidómyj, забу́дькуватийzabúdʹkuvatyj
(followed by ‘to’ or ‘of’) lacking conscious awareness of
(dated, usually, with of)Forgetful.
He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.

Examples

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I was oblivious to the whole thing.
deIch bekam von der ganzen Sache nichts mit.
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Tom seemed oblivious to what was happening.
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I was totally oblivious to the whole thing.
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Tom was totally oblivious to the whole thing.
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Tom was so preoccupied that he was oblivious of his surroundings.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

unaware:

failing to remember:

Русский

By meaning 1

failing to remember:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

unaware:

failing to remember:

Origin

From Middle English oblivious, from Latin oblīviōsus (“forgetful, oblivious”), formed 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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