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obliviousness

[uh-bliv-ee-uhs-nis] / əˈblɪv i əs nɪs /




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Pigossi’s self-obsessed novelist, however, is perfectly pitched in his all-around obliviousness.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2025

Identifying behaviors that make us recoil, like self-absorption and obliviousness, requires an ironic amount of self-reflection.

From New York Times Jun. 3, 2023

Someday this chapter may be viewed as fascinating for its obliviousness and, from a public relations standpoint, its recklessness.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2023

Then there’s that hysterical part of it, the idea that 75 percent of this Final Four hails from places known for obliviousness about sports.

From Washington Post Mar. 27, 2023

“It is the obliviousness of our children that saves us.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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