Oblivion
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈblɪviːən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oblivion is a noun meaning The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
Meaning
The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
More Meanings
- A form of purgatory.
- (transitive) To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.
- The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.
- (obsolete) Amnesty.
Example Sentences
I will cast them into oblivion!
They tried to bomb them into oblivion.
He regularly drank himself into oblivion.
Only the oblivion of sleep can heal the greatest traumas.
Word Forms
- oblivions
- oblivioning
- oblivioned
Synonyms for oblivion
Depending on context, synonyms include forgetness, limbo, obliviousness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obliviousness, limbo, failure, forgetfulness, forgetting, nothingness.
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