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oblivious of

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ob⋅liv⋅i⋅ous

  [uh-bliv-ee-uhs]
Use oblivious of in a Sentence
–adjective
1. unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually fol. by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
2. forgetful; without remembrance or memory: oblivious of my former failure.
3. Archaic. inducing forgetfulness.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L oblīviōsus forgetful, equiv. to oblīvī(scī) to for-get + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
ob⋅liv⋅i⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
ob⋅liv⋅i⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. See absent-minded.
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