forgetfulness

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember

   My forgetfulness increased as I grew older.

2. 2
   noun

   Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.

   Forgetfulness of duty.

3. 3
   noun

   tendency to forget

4. 4
   noun

   The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.

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

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