oblivion
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oblivion
- /əˈblɪviːən/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
noun oblivions
- The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead. He regularly drank himself into oblivion.
- The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland. Due to modern technology, many more people and much more information will not slip into oblivion, contrary to what happened throughout history until now.
- A form of purgatory.
- Amnesty.
Similar: forgetness
verb oblivions · oblivioning · oblivioned
- To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: obliviousness, limbo, failure, forgetfulness, forgetting, nothingness, neglect, naught, oversight, nil, omission, none, eternity, trash, extinction, extermination
noun
Similar: forgetness
Translations
Every language
noun state of forgetfulness or distraction
| Español | olvido, desmemoria, olvidanza |
|---|---|
| Português | esquecimento, olvido, oblívio |
| Français | oubli |
| Deutsch | Vergessen |
| Italiano | oblio, dimenticanza, smemorataggine, smemoratezza, scordamento |
| Ελληνικά | λησμονιά lismoniá, λήθη líthi |
| Русский | забытье́ zabytʹjé, забытьё zabytʹjó |
| العربية | نِسْيَان nisyān |
| עברית | שִׁכְחָה shikhkhá |
noun state of being completely forgotten
| Español | olvido, olvidanza |
|---|---|
| Português | esquecimento |
| Français | oubli |
| Deutsch | Vergessenheit |
| Italiano | oblio, dimenticanza |
| Ελληνικά | λήθη líthi |
| Русский | забве́ние zabvénije |
noun figuratively: wasteland; a supernatural realm of waste, like hell
| Français | néant |
|---|
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title = {oblivion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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