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   oblivion

   /əˈblɪvɪən/

   noun

   • 1. the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one: "they drank themselves into oblivion" Similar unconsciousnessinsensibilitystuporstupefactionsenselessnessblanknessdarknesscomablackoutobliviousnessunawarenessignoranceamnesialiterary:the waters of LetheOpposite consciousnessawareness
   • ▪ the state of being forgotten, especially by the public: "his name will fade into oblivion"
   • ▪ destruction or extinction: "only our armed forces stood between us and oblivion" Similar obscuritynon-existencelimbovoidvacuumnothingnessnihilitynullityextinctionanonymityneglectdisregardOpposite fame
   • 2. amnesty or pardon. historical

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin oblivio(n-), from oblivisci ‘forget’.

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   oblivion: [noun] the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness.

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   Oblivion definition: the state of being completely forgotten or unknown. See examples of OBLIVION used in a sentence.

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   oblivion: 1 n the state of being disregarded or forgotten Synonyms: limbo Type of: obscurity an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known n total forgetfulness “he sought the great oblivion of sleep” Synonyms: obliviousness Type of: forgetfulness unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember

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   3 meanings: 1. the condition of being forgotten or disregarded 2. the state of being mentally withdrawn or blank 3. law an.... Click for more definitions.

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   2.a. The state or condition of being forgotten; (also, more generally) obscurity, nothingness, void, death. to fall (sink, etc.) into oblivion: to become forgotten or disused; (also) to die. to consign (also †put) to (or †in) oblivion: to forget entirely about (something), to abandon, regard as in the past.

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    Define oblivion. oblivion synonyms, oblivion pronunciation, oblivion translation, English dictionary definition of oblivion. n. 1. The condition or quality of being completely forgotten: "He knows that everything he writes is consigned to posterity " . 2.