oblivious

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of
  2. adjective failing to keep in mind

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”).

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Synonyms

unmindful

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