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US /ˌʌnəbˈzɝvɪŋ/ UK /ˌʌnəbˈzɜːvɪŋ/
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Synonyms
1 adj · failing to notice or pay... unobservantinattentiveheedlessoblivious
Word family
Derived forms unobservingly

Etymology

Formed from un- ('not') + observing. Observe comes from Latin observare, 'watch, heed, comply with,' from ob- ('toward') + servare ('keep, guard'). The adjective describes eyes or a mind that fail to perform that attentive watching.

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