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as in ignorance
a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations
her general obliviousness often results in her walking into walls and other hard-to-miss objects
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as in unawareness
the state of being unaware or uninformed
obliviousness of a law is not an acceptable excuse for breaking it
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Noun
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The medieval ideal suggests superstition, ignorance, vulgarity, restlessness, cruelty and religion—all of which fill my soul with horror and loathing.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025 -
As Bryan pointed out on the show, some of their ignorance came down to cultural differences.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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Hunter Renfrow and his chances of making the team Like the whole topic of Young, Hunter Renfrow’s likelihood of making the team has been discussed into oblivion.—
Alex Zietlow
July 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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And the obscure poets and thinkers went flying back into oblivion.—
Peter Wortsman
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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“Obliviousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliviousness. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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