oblivious

Meanings

• adjective

  Unaware or uninformed of something, often due to lack of interest or attention.

  - "Despite being oblivious to the danger, they continued their hike."
  - "He was oblivious to the fact that he had left his keys in the car."
  - "She remained oblivious to the true nature of his intentions."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with oblivious
divine , hive mind , jive time , live line , wive's mind

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Variants

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oblivious , obliviously , obliviousness , obliviousnesses

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'oblivious', meaning 'forgetful'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'oblivious' comes from the Latin word 'obliviosus', which means 'forgetful'.

2. The term 'oblivious' is often used in psychology to describe a state of unawareness or forgetfulness, particularly in the context of memory loss or amnesia.

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Related Concepts

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1. ignorance: Ignorance is a lack of knowledge or awareness about something. 'Oblivious' and 'ignorant' are related, but 'oblivious' implies a lack of awareness due to a lack of interest or attention, whereas 'ignorant' implies a lack of knowledge due to lack of education or experience.

2. absent-minded: Being absent-minded means being forgetful or preoccupied, often resulting in forgetting things or making mistakes. 'Oblivious' can be a synonym for 'absent-minded' when it comes to forgetting things, but 'absent-minded' also implies being preoccupied with other thoughts.

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Quotes

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1. She rested now, frankly and fairly, in the shelter of his arms, and both were "oblivious" to the gale that rushed past them in quicker and stronger blasts.

   - Jack London,{it}Burning Daylight{/it},1910

2. "Oblivious" of any previous decisions not to stand together …  , the three stood in a tight group …

   - Doris Lessing,{it}The Good Terrorist{/it},1985

3. They were pushing and shouting and "oblivious" to anyone not in their group.

   - P. J. O'Rourke,{it}Rolling Stone{/it},14 Nov. 1996

4. Prentice looked up from his food, which he had been steadily shovelling in, completely "oblivious" of everyone.

   - Antonya Nelson,{it}New Yorker{/it},9 Nov. 1992

5. Father was "oblivious" to the man's speculative notice of his wife.

   - E. L. Doctorow,{it}Ragtime{/it},1974

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Culture

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In literature, 'oblivious' is often used to describe characters who are unaware of a situation or someone's true intentions. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Othello', Othello is oblivious to Iago's manipulations.

How to Memorize "oblivious"

1. visualize
   

   - To visualize 'oblivious', imagine a person with their eyes closed and their mind blank, unaware of their surroundings or the situation at hand.

2. associate
   

   - To associate 'oblivious' with the idea of being unaware or uninformed, think of someone who is lost in thought or uninterested in their environment.

3. mnemonics
   

   - To memorize 'oblivious', try creating a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'U is for Unaware, O is for Often Due to Lack of Interest, B is for Blissfully Ignorant, V is for Veiled from Reality, I is for Inattentive, O is for Obtuse, and S is for Shut off from the World'.

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