oblivious

[US]/əˈblɪviəs/
[UK]/əˈblɪviəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not aware; not paying attention; forgetful.

Example Sentences

He was quite oblivious of the danger.

She was oblivious to our warnings.

He was oblivious of what was happening.

she became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time.

For a person who has known them so long you are strangely oblivious to their faults.

The party appeared oblivious to (or of ) the mounting pressures for political reform.

Fortunately for the author, he was soon oblivious of the vitriolic criticism. Sometimes the term implies lack of awareness:

At the edge of a sprawling grassland, a pair of hoofed grazers resembling horses, an antelopelike notoungulate and a ground sloth feed quietly, oblivious to their impending doom.

Real-world Examples

Zazu, completely oblivious to his part in the hunt, rambled on.

Source: The Lion King (audiobook)

But people are oblivious to my office hours.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

Everybody is oblivious to our presence.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

They seem oblivious to the noisy crowd around them.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

Peter was oblivious to the approaching people with their weapons.

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

Malfoy shot at him, oblivious to Harry standing right behind him.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" I'll stick around if you want, " Happy continued, still oblivious.

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

Oblivious to the domestic chitchat, granddad Guyong Song has serious matters on his mind.

Source: Beautiful China

Oblivious to its mate's peril, the first Ceratosaurus continues his quest for quarry.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

According to Wu, her colleagues seemed oblivious to her change of profile photo.

Source: "The Sixth Sound" Reading Selection

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