oblivionnoun [ U ]
uk/əˈblɪv.i.ən/us/əˈblɪv.i.ən/oblivion noun [ U ] (NO MEMORY)
the state of being completely forgotten:
He was another minor poet who was consigned to oblivion.
These toys will be around for a year or two, then fade/slide/sink into oblivion.
the state of being completely destroyed:
The planes bombed the city into oblivion.
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Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- be on the tip of your tongue idiom
- beneath the/sb's radar idiom
- blank
- blot sth out
- blur
- brain fade
- ear
- go in one ear and out the other idiom
- least
- least said soonest mended idiom
- lose sight of sth idiom 1
- lose sight of sth
- sight
- sink
- slip sb's memory/mind idiom
- slip through the net idiom
- take sb's mind off sth idiom
- unlearn
- your mind is a blank/goes blank idiom
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Destroying and demolishing
oblivion noun [ U ] (UNCONSCIOUS)
the state of being unconscious:
He sought oblivion in a bottle of whisky.
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Losing consciousness
- black out
- blackout
- collapse
- coma
- concuss
- concussed
- concussion
- conk out
- faint
- go out like a light idiom
- insensible
- knock
- knock sb out
- out
- pass
- see
- see stars idiom
- stupor
- swoon
- syncope
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