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oblivious

/əˈblɪ.vi.əs/adjective

Not noticing or not aware of what is happening around you (usually followed by to or of).

Example sentences

  • “He walked past us completely oblivious to our waving.”
  • “She was so absorbed in her book that she was oblivious to the storm outside.”

Means unaware, not clumsy or forgetful: oblivious to the noise around her. Standard with 'to'.

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