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  1. 1. n. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. tendency to forget Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind. 2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. A sweet forgetfulness of human care. Pope. 3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty. Syn. -- Forgetfulnes, Oblivion. Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and oblivion is Latin. The former commonly has reference to persons, and marks a state of mind, and marks a state of mind; the latter commonly has reference to things, and indicates a condition into which they are sunk. We blame a man for his forgetfulness; we speak of some old custom as buried in oblivion. But this discrimination is not strictly adhered to. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. tendency to forget n. unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember Source: ecdict

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