forgetfulness

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English forgetfulnes, forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse, equivalent to forgetful +‎ -ness. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/ === Noun === forgetfulness (usually uncountable, plural forgetfulnesses) The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention. forgetfulness of duty ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== amnesia memory loss === References === “forgetfulness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.