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oblivion
English
Etymology
From Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin obl?vi? (“forgetfulness”), from oblivisci (“to forget”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??bl?v??n/
Noun
oblivion (usually uncountable, plural oblivions)
- 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.
- The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, incl. through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.
- Due to modern technology, many more people and much more information will not slip into oblivion, contrary to what happened throughout history until now.
- They tried to bomb them into oblivion.
- I will cast them into oblivion!
- (obsolete) Amnesty.
Synonyms
- forgetness
Antonyms
- resurrection
Related terms
- oblivious
Translations
Verb
oblivion (third-person singular simple present oblivions, present participle oblivioning, simple past and past participle oblivioned)
- (transitive) To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.
Further reading
- oblivion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- oblivion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- oblivion at OneLook Dictionary Search
Middle English
Alternative forms
- oblivioun, oblyvyon, oblyvyone, oblyvyoun
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin obl?vi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?liviun/, /?b?li?viun/
Noun
oblivion (uncountable) (Late Middle English)
- oblivion (state of forgetting completely)
- oblivion (state of being forgotten)
Related terms
- oblivious
Descendants
- English: oblivion
References
- “obl??vi?un, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obl?vi?.
Noun
oblivion f (oblique plural oblivions, nominative singular oblivion, nominative plural oblivions)
- forgetfulness
Descendants
- ? Middle English: oblivion, oblivioun, oblyvyon, oblyvyone, oblyvyoun
- English: oblivion
References
- oblivion on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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unawareness
English
Etymology
unaware +? -ness
Noun
unawareness (countable and uncountable, plural unawarenesses)
- The state of being unaware.
Translations
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