oblivious
adjective /əˈblɪviəs/
/əˈblɪviəs/
[not usually before noun]- not aware of something
- oblivious (of something) He drove off, oblivious of the damage he had caused.
- oblivious (to something) You eventually become oblivious to the noise.
- The couple seemed oblivious to what was going on around them.
Extra Examples- Lydia seemed oblivious, lost in her own thoughts.
- He seemed oblivious to the fact that his wife was on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
- His own arrogance made him oblivious to the criticisms of others.
- This government is totally oblivious to the need for international cooperation.
- She seemed almost oblivious to the crowds of reporters.
- He was totally oblivious of her feelings.
- They crept across the courtyard, oblivious of being watched.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- completely
- quite
- totally
- …
- of
- to
- oblivious to the fact that…
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin obliviosus, from oblivio(n-), from oblivisci ‘forget’.