OBLIVIOUSNESS Definition & Meaning

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obliviousness

[ uh-bliv-ee-uhs-nis ]

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noun

the fact or state of being unconscious, unaware, or unmindful:
Her utter obliviousness to her own lack of personal hygiene was the most remarkable thing about her.
the fact or state of being without remembrance of something; forgetfulness:
Obliviousness to our past errors, and lack of resolve about our future action, are keeping us from moving forward.

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obliviousness¹

First recorded in 1525鈥�35; oblivious ( def ) + -ness ( def )

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鈥淭hat reflects Herod鈥檚 obliviousness to the richness of nature. For me, he is one of these people who violate not only other people but the earth itself.鈥�

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The ostentatious coronation probably didn鈥檛 help a royal family already tarnished by Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, Netflix鈥檚鈥楾he Crown鈥� and general obliviousness.

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But Land鈥檚 purported obliviousness to her own body feels like an easy way to avoid an honest reckoning with her own conflicted relationship to parenthood.

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But as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in her dissent to the June decision: 鈥淲ith let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces 鈥榗olorblindness for all鈥� by legal fiat.

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In her opinion, the court鈥檚 conservative majority displayed a 鈥渓et-them-eat-cake obliviousness鈥� on the issue of race.

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