Unobserving

• Synonyms

  • Unaware, aloof, short-sighted, dull, blind, uncomprehending, oblivious, unacquainted, unknowing, in the dark, unconscious, ignorant, innocent, unenlightened

• Antonyms

  • Observe - to perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind
    • To look at attentively or carefully
    • Aware, observing, clear-sighted, perceptive, visionary
    • Discern, detect, notice, mind, knowledge, keep tabs on, to act in conformity with (observing the rules), obedient, adhere, toe the line, scrutinize.
    • Observer- spectator, bystander.

Situation / characterization

• In an unobserving person, the capacity to ‘see’ is impaired

• There is dullness/ prostration of the mind: confusion and unconsciousness, indicating dysfunction in the mental sphere

• Many remedies have Mind rubrics; delusions, anxieties, fears that show that the mind is unable to perceive clearly

• The popular saying goes that ‘ignorance is bliss’ which, although a flippant remark, tells you something about society's attitudinal beliefs

• We don’t want to deal with our problems, but would rather ‘magic’ them away from the surface with suppressive medicines so they are ‘out of sight, out of mind’