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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries健忘
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiànwàng
"他的健忘导致了很多问题。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being unable to remember information or events.
"Her forgetfulness often led to missed appointments and important deadlines." - 2
An instance of failing to remember something.
"His forgetfulness about the meeting time caused confusion among the team."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'forgetfulness' is derived from the Middle English 'forgietfulnesse', which comes from the Old English 'forgietan' meaning 'to forget'. The suffix '-ness' indicates a state or quality, thus 'forgetfulness' refers to the state of being forgetful. This term has evolved over centuries to encompass both the act of forgetting and the condition of being prone to forget.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Forgetfulness" is said worldwide
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oubli
Transliteration: ubi
"Son oubli a causé des problèmes."
Vergesslichkeit
Transliteration: fer-gesh-likh-kite
"Seine Vergesslichkeit führte zu Missverständnissen."
dimenticanza
Transliteration: di-men-ti-kan-tsa
"La sua dimenticanza ha creato confusione."
olvido
Transliteration: ol-vee-do
"Su olvido causó problemas en la reunión."
esquecimento
Transliteration: es-ke-si-men-to
"O seu esquecimento causou confusão."
भूलने की आदत
Transliteration: bhoolne ki aadat
"उसकी भूलने की आदत ने समस्याएँ पैदा कीं।"
健忘
Transliteration: jiànwàng
"他的健忘导致了很多问题。"
망각
Transliteration: mang-gak
"그의 망각은 혼란을 초래했다."
忘却
Transliteration: bōkyaku
"彼の忘却は問題を引き起こした。"
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