oblivion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
He regularly drank himself into oblivion.
Only the oblivion of sleep can heal the greatest traumas.
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(uncountable, usually) 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.
I will cast them into oblivion!
They tried to bomb them into oblivion.
Due to modern technology, many more people and much more information will not slip into oblivion, contrary to what happened throughout history until now.
Ordo Malleus''' Inquisitor: I hereby sign the death warrant of an entire world, and consign a million souls to oblivion.
2011, Relic Entertainment, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution, scene: Exterminatus declared on Typhon Primaris:
- (uncountable, usually) A form of purgatory.
- (obsolete, uncountable, usually) Amnesty.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oblivions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
oblivionize · oblivionate · obliviate
Relateds
obliteration · oblivious · oubliette · obliviation
Synonyms
Translations (94)
gl esquecemento (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · es nada (a state of nothingness) · cy ebargofiant (state of being completely forgotten) · sq harresë (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · mi korenga (a state of nothingness) · sk zabudnutie (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · fr oubli (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · pt oblívio (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · el λησμονιά (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · shy itta (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · uk забуття (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · sv glömska (state of being completely forgotten) · ru забытье́ (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · hu feledés (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · it dimenticanza (state of being completely forgotten) · enm oblivion (state of being completely forgotten) · ka გულმავიწყობა (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · es olvido (state of being completely forgotten) · mk заборав (state of being completely forgotten) · eo abismo (a state of nothingness) · fi olemattomuus (state of permanent unconsciousness after death) · da glemsel (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · it oblio (a state of nothingness) · ru забытьё (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · lv aizmirsība (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · cy ebargofiant (state of being completely forgotten) · nl vergetelheid (state of being completely forgotten) · pl zapomnienie (state of being completely forgotten) · io oblivieso (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · fi unohdus (state of being completely forgotten) · sk zabúdanie (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · grc λήθη (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · fr oubli (state of being completely forgotten) · fi unho (state of being completely forgotten) · pl nieświadomość (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · pt olvido (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · nl vergeetachtigheid (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · it dimenticanza (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · cy angof (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · cs zapomnění (state of being completely forgotten) · it smemorataggine (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · tr unutulma (state of being completely forgotten) · el λήθη (state of being completely forgotten) · ar نِسْيَان (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · fi kadotus (figuratively: wasteland; a supernatural realm of waste, like hell) · lv aizmirstība (state of being completely forgotten) · el λήθη (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · bg забраванство (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · he שִׁכְחָה (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · de Vergessen (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · da intethed (a state of nothingness) · mk заборав (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · de Vergessenheit (state of being completely forgotten) · enm oblivion (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · pt esquecimento (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · nn gløymsle (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · sq harresë (state of being completely forgotten) · it scordamento (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · tr nisyan (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · la oblīviō (state of being completely forgotten) · es olvidanza (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · nn gløymsle (state of being completely forgotten) · bg забвение (state of being completely forgotten) · nb glemsel (state of being completely forgotten) · it oblio (state of being completely forgotten) · fr néant (figuratively: wasteland; a supernatural realm of waste, like hell) · cs zapomnění (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · it oblio (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · eo nekonscio (state of permanent unconsciousness after death) · cy ebargofiant (state of permanent unconsciousness after death) · sv förgätenhet (state of being completely forgotten) · fi olemattomuus (a state of nothingness) · cy ebargofiant (a state of nothingness) · mk ништожност (a state of nothingness) · pt esquecimento (state of being completely forgotten) · ru забве́ние (state of being completely forgotten) · fr néant (a state of nothingness) · it smemoratezza (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · es desmemoria (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · fi unhola (state of being completely forgotten) · es olvidanza (state of being completely forgotten) · mi korenga (state of being completely forgotten) · gl esquecemento (state of being completely forgotten) · cy angof (state of being completely forgotten) · fi hajamielisyys (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · ca oblit (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · fi unohtelu (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · es olvido (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · nb glemsel (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · da glemsel (state of being completely forgotten) · pl niepamięć (state of being completely forgotten) · la oblīviō (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · tr unutma (state of forgetfulness or distraction) · lv aizmirstība (state of forgetfulness or distraction)