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OBLIVIOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obliviousness mean?
• OBLIVIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun OBLIVIOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. total forgetfulness
Familiarity information: OBLIVIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Total forgetfulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
oblivion; obliviousness
Context example:
he sought the great oblivion of sleep
Hypernyms ("obliviousness" is a kind of...):
forgetfulness (unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember)
Derivation:
oblivious (failing to keep in mind)
oblivious ((followed by 'to' or 'of') lacking conscious awareness of)
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