oblivious

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oblivious

/əˈblɪviəs/ Australia, Canada, US

Where it 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”).

adjective more oblivious · most oblivious

usually, with to or of Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of. Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.
dated, usually, with of Forgetful. He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unaware, inattentive, unmindful, forgetful, thoughtless, careless, ignorant, uncaring, insensitive, unconcerned, indifferent, unresponsive, reckless, unconscious, cold-hearted, unmoved

Translations

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adj unaware

Español	inconsciente, desprevenido, ajeno, desconocedor, no darse cuenta, inenterado
日本語	無自覚 mujikaku
中文	不自覺 /不自觉 bùzìjué
Português	inconsciente, sem noção
Français	ignorant, inconscient
Deutsch	selbstvergessen, unaufmerksam, nicht bewusst, unbedacht, unbedarft
Italiano	inconsapevole, ignaro
Tiếng Việt	tỉnh bơ

adj failing to remember

Español	olvidadizo
中文	健忘 jiànwàng
Português	esquecediço, esquecidiço
Français	distrait, oublieux
Deutsch	vergesslich
Italiano	smemorato
Русский	забывчивый zabyvčivyj
Tiếng Việt	hay quên, lãng quên

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@misc{oblivious_2026,
  title = {oblivious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oblivious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}