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10 Language-to-English DictionariesForgetting
/fərˈɡɛtɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The inability to remember information or experiences.
"His forgetting of the appointment caused a lot of inconvenience." - 2
The act of disregarding or failing to consider something.
"Her forgetting of the rules led to confusion during the game."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'forgetting' originates from the Old English 'forgietan', which is a combination of 'for-' (a prefix meaning 'away') and 'gietan' (to get). The term has evolved through Middle English as 'forgetten', reflecting a gradual shift in meaning towards the loss of memory or the act of failing to remember.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Forgetting" is said worldwide
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oubli
Transliteration: ubi
"Son oubli de l'anniversaire a blessé ses amis."
Vergessen
Transliteration: fɛrˈɡɛsən
"Sein Vergessen des Termins war peinlich."
dimenticanza
Transliteration: diˈmentiˌkan.tsa
"La sua dimenticanza ha causato problemi."
olvido
Transliteration: olˈβi.ðo
"Su olvido de la reunión fue inesperado."
esquecimento
Transliteration: es.ke.siˈmen.tu
"O seu esquecimento causou confusão."
भूलना
Transliteration: bhoolna
"उसका भूलना सभी को निराश कर गया।"
遗忘
Transliteration: yíwàng
"他的遗忘让大家很失望。"
망각
Transliteration: mang-gak
"그의 망각은 모두를 실망시켰다."
忘却
Transliteration: ぼうきゃく
"彼の忘却は皆を失望させた。"
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