forgetfulness

forgetfulness

English

Etymology

forgetful +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/

Noun

forgetfulness (usually uncountable, plural forgetfulnesses)

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.

   forgetfulness of duty

Translations

proneness to let slip from the mind

Czech: zapomnětlivost f Dutch: vergeetachtigheid f, vergetelheid (nl) Esperanto: (please verify) forgeseco Finnish: muistamattomuus (fi), huonomuistisuus (fi), hajamielisyys (fi), unohtelu (fi) Greek: Ancient Greek: ἐπιλησμονή f (epilēsmonḗ) Hungarian: feledékenység (hu) Latin: oblivio, oblivium, immemoratio Latvian: aizmāršība f

Norwegian: Bokmål: glemsomhet (no) m or f Portuguese: esquecimento (pt) m Russian: забы́вчивость (ru) f (zabývčivostʹ) Spanish: desmemoria (es) f, mala memoria f, poca memoria f, memoria de pollo (es) f Swedish: glömska (sv) Telugu: మరుపు (te) (marupu) Turkish: unutkanlık (tr) Urdu: فراموشی‎ f (faraamoshi)

loss of remembrance

Esperanto: (please verify) forgeseco Finnish: unohdus (fi), muistinmenetys, unohtaminen (fi) Latvian: aizmirstība f Norwegian: Bokmål: glemsomhet (no) m or f

Spanish: olvido (es) m, pérdida de memoria f Swedish: minnesförlust c

failure to bear in mind

Finnish: unohdus (fi), unohtaminen (fi) Latvian: aizmirsība f Norwegian: Bokmål: forglemmelse m

Spanish: desmemoria (es) f, mala memoria f, poca memoria f, memoria de pollo (es) f Swedish: glömska (sv) c

References

• forgetfulness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.