oblivious

CEFRC1

/əˈblɪviːəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not noticing or knowing about something happening around you.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

Examples

  • My father is oblivious to the emotional pain his abuse caused me.

  • She was so preoccupied that she was oblivious of her surroundings.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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In context

  • He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.

  • Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.

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She remained blank to the fire alarm ringing loudly while reading her book.

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Origin

adjective

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