Forgetful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

not mindful or attentive; - G.B.Shaw

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɚɡˈɛtfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fəɡˈɛtfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fəɡˈɛtfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /fɚɡˈɛtfəl/.

Examples

a short memory
while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled
forgetful of her responsibilities

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mindless unmindful oblivious unretentive short

Antonyms

retentive mindful

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range “a short memory”
adjective	not mindful or attentive; - G.B.Shaw “while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled”
adjective	failing to keep in mind “forgetful of her responsibilities”

Word Forms

forgetfulness	noun	tendency to forget
shortness	noun	the condition of being short of something
unmindfulness	noun	the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
oblivion	noun	total forgetfulness
obliviousness	noun	total forgetfulness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergesslich

(des Gedächtnisses) mangelhaft an Merkfähigkeit oder Reichweite

🇫🇷French

oublieux

(de mémoire) déficient en rémanence ou en portée

🇪🇸Spanish

olvidadizo

(de memoria) deficiente en capacidad de retención o alcance

🇮🇹Italian

smemorato

(di memoria) carente di ritenzione o portata

🇳🇱Dutch

vergeetachtig

(van geheugen) met een tekort aan retentie of bereik

🇵🇹Portuguese

esquecido

(de memória) deficiente em capacidade de retenção ou alcance

🇷🇺Russian

забывчивый

(памяти) с недостатком запоминаемости или диапазона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भुलक्कड़

(स्मृति की) धारण क्षमता या सीमा में कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুলে যাওয়া

(স্মৃতির) ধারণক্ষমতা বা পরিসরে ঘাটতি

🇮🇳Tamil

மறக்கக்கூடிய

(நினைவகத்தின்) தக்கவைப்பு அல்லது வரம்பில் குறைபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

మతిమరుపు

(జ్ఞాపకశక్తి) నిలుపుదల లేదా పరిధిలో లోపం

🇮🇳Marathi

विसराळू

(स्मृतीची) धारणा किंवा श्रेणीमध्ये कमतरता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભૂલી જનાર

(સ્મરણશક્તિની) જાળવણી અથવા શ્રેણીમાં ઉણપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರೆಯುವ

(ನೆನಪಿನ) ಧಾರಣಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മറക്കുന്ന

(ഓർമ്മയുടെ) നിലനിർത്തൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശ്രേണിയുടെ കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੁੱਲਣ ਵਾਲਾ

(ਮੈਮੋਰੀ ਦੀ) ਧਾਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੀਮਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھولنے والا

(یاداشت کی) برقراری یا حد میں کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

健忘

（记忆）记忆力或范围不足

🇯🇵Japanese

忘れっぽい

（記憶の）保持力や範囲が不足している

🇰🇷Korean

잊기 쉬운

(기억의) 기억력이나 범위가 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hay quên

(của trí nhớ) thiếu khả năng ghi nhớ hoặc phạm vi

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้ลืม

(ความจำ) บกพร่องในการเก็บรักษาหรือระยะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelupa

(Memori) kekurangan daya ingat atau jangkauan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakalimot

(ng memorya) kulang sa retentiveness o range

🇲🇾Malay

pelupa

(ingatan) kekurangan dalam pengekalan atau julat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منسي

(الذاكرة) ناقصة في الحفظ أو المدى

🇮🇷Persian

فراموشکار

(حافظه) از نظر حفظ یا برد کم است

🇹🇷Turkish

unutkan

(bellek) kalıcılık veya aralıkta yetersiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁכְחָן

(של זיכרון) חסר שמירה או טווח

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