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Definitions for Oblivion

[1] the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
[2] the state of forgetting or of being oblivious: the oblivion of sleep.
[3] 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.
[4] Archaic . official disregard or overlooking of offenses; pardon; amnesty.
[5] the condition of being forgotten or disregarded
[6] the state of being mentally withdrawn or blank
[7] law an intentional overlooking, esp of political offences; amnesty; pardon

Words related to Oblivion

unconsciousness, extinction, darkness, limbo, nirvana, inadvertence, carelessness, insensibility, forgetfulness, obliviousness, amnesia, abeyance, disregard, indifference, neglect, unconcern, unawareness, Lethe, nullity, void

Words nearby Oblivion

obliterate, obliterating endarteritis, obliteration, obliterative bronchitis, oblivescence, oblivion, oblivious, oblong, oblongata, obloquy, obmutescence

Origin of Oblivion

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin oblīviōn- (stem of oblīviō ), equivalent to oblīv(īscī ) to forget + -iōn- -ion; see ob-

Other words from Oblivion

self-ob·liv·i·on , noun

Word origin for Oblivion

C14: via Old French from Latin oblīviō forgetfulness, from oblīviscī to forget

Synonyms for Oblivion

unconsciousness, Lethe, abeyance, amnesia, carelessness, disregard, forgetfulness, inadvertence, indifference, insensibility, neglect, nirvana, obliviousness, unawareness, unconcern, unmindfulness, insensibleness