Oblivious

  • 11oblivious — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ Karen appeared oblivious to the uproar. ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ …

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  • 12oblivious — /əˈblɪviəs / (say uh bliveeuhs) adjective 1. forgetful; without remembrance: oblivious of my former failure. 2. Obsolete inducing forgetfulness. –phrase 3. oblivious of (or to), unmindful of; unconscious of: *Before the kitchen fire, oblivious to …

  • 13oblivious — o|bliv|i|ous [əˈblıviəs] adj [not before noun] not knowing about or not noticing something that is happening around you = ↑unaware oblivious of/to ▪ He seemed oblivious to the fact that he had hurt her. seemingly/apparently oblivious ▪ Congress… …

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  • 14oblivious — [[t]əblɪ̱viəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ to/of n If you are oblivious to something or oblivious of it, you are not aware of it. She lay motionless where she was, oblivious to pain... Llewelyn appeared oblivious of his surroundings.… …

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  • 15oblivious — [ə blɪvɪəs] to (oblivious of one s surroundings; she was oblivious to what was going on) (cannot stand alone) oblivious of …

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  • 16oblivious —  Many authorities long maintained that oblivious can mean only forgetful. You cannot properly be oblivious of something that you were not in the first place aware of. But in its broader sense of merely being unaware or impervious, oblivious is… …

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  • 17oblivious —    Fowler, Partridge, and the OED, among others, long maintained that oblivious can mean only forgetful. You cannot properly be oblivious of something that you were not in the first place aware of. But in its broader sense of merely being unaware …

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  • 18oblivious — obliviously, adv. obliviousness, n. /euh bliv ee euhs/, adj. 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.… …

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  • 19oblivious — o|bliv|i|ous [ ə blıviəs ] adjective not noticing something or not knowing about it: oblivious to/of: She seemed completely oblivious to the noise around her. ╾ o|bliv|i|ous|ly adverb ╾ o|bliv|i|ous|ness noun uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20oblivious — adjective oblivious to the conversation around the table utterly and happily oblivious of the effect he was having upon his audience Syn: unaware of, unconscious of, heedless of, unmindful of, insensible of/to, unheeding of, ignorant of,… …

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