oblivion
- oblivion
- [[t]əblɪ̱viən[/t]]
1) N-UNCOUNT: 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 jovially into oblivion...
Within the hour he had slipped once again into deep and dreamless oblivion.
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2) N-UNCOUNT: 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.
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emphasis) If you say that something is bombed or blasted
into oblivion, you are emphasizing that it is completely destroyed.
An entire poor section of town was bombed into oblivion.
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Oblivion — Ob*liv i*on, n. [L. oblivio, akin to oblivisci to forget: cf. OF. oblivion.] 1. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness. [1913 Webster] Second childishness and mere oblivion. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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oblivion — (n.) late 14c., state or fact of forgetting, from O.Fr. oblivion (13c.), from L. oblivionem (nom. oblivio) forgetfulness, from oblivisci (pp. oblitus) forget, originally even out, smooth over, efface, from ob over (see OB (Cf. ob )) + root of… … Etymology dictionary
oblivion — [n1] mental blankness abeyance, amnesia, carelessness, disregard, forgetfulness, inadvertence, indifference, insensibility, insensibleness, Lethe*, neglect, nirvana*, obliviousness, unawareness, unconcern, unconsciousness, unmindfulness; concepts … New thesaurus
Oblivion — (v. lat.), Vergessen, Vergessenheit … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Oblivion — Oblivion, lat. deutsch, vergessen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
oblivion — index disregard (unconcern), nullity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oblivion — ► NOUN 1) the state of being unaware of what is happening around one. 2) the state of being forgotten. 3) destruction or extinction. ORIGIN Latin, from oblivisci forget … English terms dictionary
oblivion — [ə bliv′ē ən] n. [OFr < L oblivio < oblivisci, to forget < ob (see OB ) + (prob.) levis, smooth < IE base * lei , slippery > LIME1] 1. a forgetting or having forgotten; forgetfulness 2. the condition or fact of being forgotten 3.… … English World dictionary
