forgetting

Verb

Present participle of forget.

Noun

(plural forgettings)

The mental act by which something is forgotten.

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You're forgetting the underground railroad.
Deidre moved away from his touch, upset she'd let the moonlight trick her into forgetting how dangerous he was.
As always happens when traveling, Princess Mary thought only of the journey itself, forgetting its object.
I love a chase and a fight, but the chances of me forgetting not to dull the pain increase if you resist.
Weary of politics, and obeying a natural inclination to pleasure, Julius then virtually abdicated the management of affairs, and gave himself up to enjoyment, amusing himself with the adornment of his villa, near the Porta del Popolo, and often so far forgetting the proprieties of his office as to participate in entertainments of a questionable character.

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