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forgetfulness

Pronunciation: /fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/

The English word “forgetfulness” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
  2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
  3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.

Etymology

From Middle English forgetfulnes, forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse, equivalent to forgetful + -ness.

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