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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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   The meaning of OBLIVION is the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness. How to use oblivion in a sentence. Oblivion and the River Lethe.

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   noun. the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion. the state of forgetting or of being oblivious: the oblivion of sleep. the act or process of dying out; complete annihilation or extinction: If we don't preserve their habitat, the entire species will pass into oblivion.

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6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoblivion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   the state in which somebody/something has been forgotten and is no longer famous or important synonym obscurity. An unexpected victory saved him from political oblivion. Most of his inventions have been consigned to oblivion. a minor masterpiece, saved from oblivion. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

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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 the state of being mentally withdrawn or blank 3.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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   n. 1. the condition of being forgotten or disregarded. 2. the state of being mentally withdrawn or blank. 3. (Law) law an intentional overlooking, esp of political offences; amnesty; pardon. [C14: via Old French from Latin oblīviō forgetfulness, from oblīviscī to forget]