Oblivious
Meaning of Oblivious
Not aware of what is happening around one.
ما معنى كلمة Oblivious بالعربي؟
غافل أو لا يُدرك
😴🙈 غافل أو لا يُدرك؛ غير واعٍ بما يحدث حوله؛ حالة عدم انتباه أو إدراك لما يجري في المحيط أو الموقف 🙈💭
قصة GL: الغافل أو الذي لا يُدرك أهمية التطوير المعرفي - غير واعٍ بما يحدث حوله معرفياً، حالة عدم الانتباه لـالثورة العلمية التي تحدث في التعلم 🌍
Synonyms & related words
Oblivious in a sentence
Participants were oblivious to the hidden timer.
Managers oblivious to feedback lose customers.
A party oblivious to a filing deadline may lose rights.
Pupils oblivious to the bell stayed absorbed.
Origin of Oblivious
From Latin obliviosus, from oblivio 'forgetfulness'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, oblivious is a memory word. Naif Talal Al-Essa studies forgetting and remembering.
Oblivious audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Oblivious" — adjective, pronounced /əˈblɪviəs/, with the stress on "bliv".
Narrator: Oblivious means not aware of something happening around you.
Narrator: In plain English, clueless about it.
Narrator: It comes from Latin oblivisci, to forget.
Narrator: A common collocation is "oblivious to the danger", which describes not noticing risk.
Narrator: It differs from "ignorant", because oblivious means unaware at that moment.
Narrator: In a second sense, "oblivion" is being forgotten or unconscious.
Narrator: Psychology, safety, fiction and humour use the word.
Narrator: So remember: oblivious means unaware.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Did he notice the cake on his chair?
Speaker B: Totally OBLIVIOUS! From Latin oblivisci, to forget.
Speaker A: Sat on it?
Speaker B: Squashed flat.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Oblivious to the rain", focus. "Oblivious of the time", reading. "Drivers oblivious to cyclists", safety.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Use "oblivious to" or "oblivious of", both correct.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Unaware is its twin, heedless its cousin, and absent-minded an alternative — yet oblivious keeps its dreamy charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "oblivious" in AI prompts — useful for safety UX and fiction.
Speaker A: How for safety?
Speaker B: Design.
Prompt: Design alerts that reach users oblivious to quiet warnings.
Speaker A: And fiction?
Speaker B: Comedy.
Prompt: Write a scene where a hero is oblivious to a surprise party.
Speaker A: Could it help road safety?
Speaker B: Yes, for campaigns.
Prompt: Write a campaign about pedestrians oblivious while using phones.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Accessibility.
Prompt: Suggest ways to notify users who may miss visual alerts.
Frequently asked questions about Oblivious
What does Oblivious mean?
Not aware of what is happening around one.
ما معنى كلمة Oblivious بالعربي؟
غافل أو لا يُدرك — 😴🙈 غافل أو لا يُدرك؛ غير واعٍ بما يحدث حوله؛ حالة عدم انتباه أو إدراك لما يجري في المحيط أو الموقف 🙈💭
How do you pronounce Oblivious?
Oblivious is pronounced /əˈblɪviəs/ and is used as an adjective.
How is Oblivious used in a sentence?
Participants were oblivious to the hidden timer.
What are synonyms of Oblivious?
unaware, unconscious, heedless, unmindful, ignorant, blind.