how to pronounce forgetfulness

/fəˈɡɛt.fəl.nəs/

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forgetfulness is pronounced in four syllables

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fəɡɛtfəlnəs

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An example use of forgetfulness in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… things like forgetfulness you'll see …”

meanings of forgetfulness

noun:

  1. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
  2. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.
  3. The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.

forgetfulness frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word forgetfulness occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics forgetfulness can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that forgetfulness can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

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