oblivious

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The kid is a student at Bill Duncan and still the dad is oblivious, and whining that he's having to miss work.

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  1. adjective Lacking all memory; forgetful.
  2. adjective Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful.
  3. usage note
    Either of or to can be used with oblivious: The party appeared oblivious to (or of) the mounting pressures for political reform.

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  • I get Stuck sometimes, too, you know I spell the word oblivious in my head over and over, until I lose the urge to punch him. —  FSF, July 2006
  • He looked up at the house, his vision blurry as rain off a windshield, barely able to make out the partiers-- oblivious to his plight, their smiles and laughter unknowingly mocking him. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 04 - April 1996
  • He was just walking straight ahead, oblivious, the flashlight beam swinging gently in front of him. —  The Hard Way by Lee Child
  • In front of him Wy was oblivious, all her attention trained on the water below. —  Stabenow, Dana - [Liam Campbell 01] - Fire and Ice
  • Large and oblivious, they hesitated even as they landed. —  Asimov's SF, July 2006
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  1. = Italian oblivioso, from Latin obliviosus, forgetful, oblivious, from oblivio(n-), forgetfulness: see oblivion.
 

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