forgetfulness

Plural: forgetfulnesses

Noun

• tendency to forget
• unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember
  • "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older"
• 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.

Examples

• forgetfulness of duty

Related Words

amnesia, memory loss