Oblivious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of

failing to keep in mind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əblˈɪviəs/

🇬🇧British English

/əblˈɪviəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əblˈɪviəs/

3 syllables Say it as /əblˈɪviəs/.

Examples

oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform
oblivious to the risks she ran
not unmindful of the heavy responsibility

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unmindful forgetful

Parts of Speech

adjective	(followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of “oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform”
adjective	failing to keep in mind “forgetful of her responsibilities”

Word Forms

obliviousness	noun	total forgetfulness
unmindfulness	noun	the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
forgetfulness	noun	unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember
oblivion	noun	total forgetfulness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergesslich

(gefolgt von „to“ oder „of“), mangelndes Bewusstsein dafür

🇫🇷French

inconscient

(suivi de « à » ou « de ») manquant de conscience de

🇪🇸Spanish

inconsciente de

(seguido de "a" o "de") sin conocimiento consciente de

🇮🇹Italian

ignaro

(seguito da "a" o "di") privo di consapevolezza cosciente di

🇳🇱Dutch

onoplettend

(gevolgd door ‘naar’ of ‘van’) zonder bewust besef van

🇵🇹Portuguese

alheio

(seguido por `to' ou `of') sem consciência consciente de

🇷🇺Russian

не обращающий внимания

(за которым следуют слова «to» или «of»), лишенный сознательного осознания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेख़बर

(इसके बाद 'को' या 'का') के प्रति सचेत जागरूकता का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

বিস্মৃত

('থেকে' বা 'এর' অনুসরণ করে) সচেতন সচেতনতার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

மறதி

(அதைத் தொடர்ந்து `to' அல்லது `of') பற்றிய விழிப்புணர்வு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

మతిమరుపు

(`to' లేదా `of') గురించి స్పృహ లేని అవగాహన

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्लक्षित

('ते' किंवा 'चे' त्यानंतर) जाणीवपूर्वक जागरूकता नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેધ્યાન

('થી' અથવા 'ઓફ' દ્વારા અનુસરવામાં આવે છે) ની સભાન જાગૃતિનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರೆವಿನ

(`ಗೆ' ಅಥವಾ `ಆಫ್' ನಂತರ) ಜಾಗೃತ ಅರಿವಿನ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസ്മൃതിയുള്ള

('to' അല്ലെങ്കിൽ `of') എന്നതിനെ കുറിച്ച് ബോധപൂർവമായ അവബോധം ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣ

('ਤੋਂ' ਜਾਂ 'ਦੇ' ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ) ਦੀ ਸੁਚੇਤ ਜਾਗਰੂਕਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غافل

(اس کے بعد 'to' یا 'of') کے بارے میں شعوری آگاہی کا فقدان ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

健忘的

（后接“to”或“of”）缺乏自觉意识

🇯🇵Japanese

気づかない

（その後に「to」または「of」が続く）意識的な認識が欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

잊기 쉬운

(다음에 'to' 또는 'of'가 따라옴)에 대한 의식적 인식이 부족합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quên

(theo sau là `to' hoặc `of') thiếu nhận thức có ý thức về

🇹🇭Thai

ลืมเลือน

(ตามด้วย `to' หรือ `of') ขาดความตระหนักรู้อย่างมีสติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak menyadari

(diikuti dengan `ke' atau `of') kurang kesadaran

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakalimot

(sinusundan ng `to' o `of') kulang sa kamalayan ng

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sedar

(diikuti dengan `ke' atau `dari') kurang kesedaran sedar tentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غافلاً

(متبوعًا بـ "إلى" أو "من") يفتقر إلى الوعي الواعي بـ

🇮🇷Persian

غافل

(به دنبال «به» یا «از») فاقد آگاهی آگاهانه از

🇹🇷Turkish

habersiz

(ardından `to' ya da `of' gelir) konusunda bilinçli farkındalık eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתעַלֵם

(אחריו 'אל' או 'של') חסר מודעות מודעת ל

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