oblivious

əˈblɪviəs

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Definition of oblivious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

unawarelacking awareness of surroundings or situations

She was oblivious to the noise around her.
He walked through the crowd, oblivious to the stares.
Oblivious to the deadline, she continued to relax.

ignorant

unaware

unmindful

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oblivious to the world

adj.

unaware of surroundings or events

She was oblivious to the world while reading her book.

Origin of oblivious

Latin, obliviosus (forgetful)

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blind as a bat

adj.

oblivious

unaware of obvious things around

out to it

adj.

awareness

completely unaware or oblivious

unseeing

adj.

oblivious

not noticing anything despite open eyes

unmindful

adj.

oblivious

lacking awareness or attention to surroundings

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French:ignorant, ...
German:unbewusst, ...
Italian:inconsapevole, ...
Spanish:ajeno, ...
Portuguese:alheio, ...
Chinese:不在意的, ...
Japanese:無頓着な, ...
Arabic:غافِل, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מוּדָע, ...
Russian:не замечающий, ...
Ukrainian:неусвідомлений, ...
Hindi:बेखबर, ...
Bengali:বেখবর, ...
Catalan:aliè, ...
Czech:nevšímavý, ...
Danish:uopmærksom, ...
Dutch:onbewust, ...
Greek:ανυποψίαστος, ...
Hungarian:mit sem sejtő, ...
Khmer:មិនដឹងខ្លួន, ...
Korean:무신경한, ...
Persian:بی‌خبر, ...
Polish:nieświadomy, ...
Portuguese (BR):alheio, ...
Romanian:inconștient, ...
Swedish:omedveten, ...
Thai:ไม่รู้ตัว, ...
Turkish:habersiz, ...
Vietnamese:không để ý, ...

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Definition of oblivious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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