I definitely had forgotten the passowrd but fortunately my account is signed in forever so I still was able to login. I might not have used the exact vocabulary but yea reset, means changed to a new password.
You are just digging yourself in deeper, you can only change your password after you insert your current password.
I do not use BTC anymore, I had a blockchain account but transferred fund and don't even remember the password, I do not use it anymore.
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