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View usage for: (əblɪviən) 1. uncountable noun [usu into N]Oblivion is the state of not being aware of what is happening around you, for example because you are asleep or unconscious. He just drank himself into oblivion. Within the hour he had slipped once again into deep and dreamless oblivion. Synonyms: unconsciousness, forgetfulness, senselessness, obliviousness More Synonyms of oblivion 2. uncountable noun [usu into N]Oblivion is the state of having been forgotten or of no longer being considered important. It seems that the so-called new theory is likely to sink into oblivion. 3. uncountable nounIf you say that something is bombed or blasted into oblivion, you are emphasizing that it is completely destroyed. [emphasis] An entire poor section of town was bombed into oblivion. Synonyms: extinction, annihilation, eradication, obliteration More Synonyms of oblivion More Synonyms of oblivion oblivion in British English (əˈblɪvɪən) noun1. the condition of being forgotten or disregarded 2. the state of being mentally withdrawn or blank 3. law an intentional overlooking, esp of political offences; amnesty; pardon Word origin C14: via Old French from Latin oblīviō forgetfulness, from oblīviscī to forget oblivion in American English (əˈblɪviən) noun1. a forgetting or having forgotten; forgetfulness 2. the condition or fact of being forgotten 3. official overlooking of offenses; pardon Word origin OFr < L oblivio < oblivisci, to forget < ob- (see ob-) + (prob.) levis, smooth < IE base * lei-, slippery > lime 1Examples of 'oblivion' in a sentenceoblivion In other languagesoblivion British English: oblivion NOUNunawareness Oblivion is the state of not being aware of what is happening around you, for example because you are asleep or unconscious. - American English: oblivion
- Brazilian Portuguese: esquecimento
- Chinese: 神志不清
- European Spanish: inconsciencia
- French: oubli
- German: Bewusstlosigkeit
- Italian: oblio
- Japanese: 無意識状態
- Korean: 의식을 못하는 상태
- European Portuguese: esquecimento
- Latin American Spanish: inconsciencia
British English: oblivion NOUNdisregard Oblivion is the state of having been forgotten or of no longer being considered important. It seems that the so-called new theory is likely to sink into oblivion. - American English: oblivion
- Brazilian Portuguese: esquecimento
- Chinese: 忘却
- European Spanish: olvido
- French: oubli
- German: Vergessenheit
- Italian: oblio
- Japanese: 忘却
- Korean: 흔적도 없이 사라짐
- European Portuguese: esquecimento
- Latin American Spanish: olvido
Chinese translation of 'oblivion' n (u) -
遗(遺)忘 (yíwàng) to be consigned to oblivion 被忘却(卻) (bèi wàngquè)
Definition the state of being unaware or unconscious He drank himself into oblivion. Synonyms senselessness obliviousness unawareness insensibility (waters of) Lethe Opposites perception , awareness , consciousness , sensibility Definition the condition of being forgotten or disregarded Most of these performers will fail and sink into oblivion. Synonyms neglect anonymity limbo unimportance An entire section of the town was bombed into oblivion. Additional synonymsPolitical leaders fear the annihilation of their people. Synonyms destruction, wiping out, abolition, extinction, extinguishing, liquidation, rooting out, extermination, eradication, erasure, obliteration, nullification, extirpation (formal) We are dedicated to the total eradiction of inequality. Synonyms wiping out, abolition, destruction, elimination, removal, extinction, extermination, annihilation, erasure, obliteration, effacement, extirpation (formal), expunction Her forgetfulness is due to advancing age. Synonyms absent-mindedness, oblivion, inattention, carelessness, abstraction, laxity, laxness, dreaminess, obliviousness, lapse of memory, heedlessness, woolgathering- obliquely
- obliterate
- obliteration
- oblivion
- oblivious
- obloquy
- obnoxious
Additional synonymsThe event was regarded as of total insignificance. Synonyms unimportance, irrelevance, triviality, pettiness, worthlessness, meaninglessness, inconsequence, immateriality, paltriness, negligibility Definition total insignificance the banal lyrics, clichéd song structures and light, fluffy nothingness of their latest album Synonyms insignificance, triviality, worthlessness, meaninglessness, unimportance the obliteration of an entire city Synonyms destruction, ruin, wiping out, elimination, end, demolition, devastation, rooting out, extermination, annihilation, eradication, ruination, extirpation His later life was spent in obscurity and loneliness. Synonyms insignificance, oblivion, unimportance, non-recognition, inconsequence, lowliness, inconspicuousness, namelessness, ingloriousness |