Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)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.

    Vergessen

    забытье́zabytʹjé, забытьёzabytʹjó

    забуттяzabuttja

  2. (uncountable, usually)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.

    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.

    Vergessenheit

    забве́ниеzabvénije

  3. (uncountable, usually)A form of purgatory.

  4. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)Amnesty.

More definitions
  • the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  • total forgetfulness

Examples

11 sentences
  1. This cooking technique has passed into oblivion.

    deDiese Zubereitungsart ist dem Vergessen anheimgefallen.

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  2. The writer died in poverty and oblivion.

    ruПисатель умер в нищете и забвении.

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  3. He'll end up in oblivion for all his crimes.

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  4. Tom fell into oblivion.

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  5. Maria yearned for sweet oblivion.

    ruМария тосковала о сладком забвении.

    deMaria sehnte sich nach süßem Vergessen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
state of forgetfulness or distraction:
Русский
By meaning 2
state of forgetfulness or distraction:
state of being completely forgotten:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
state of forgetfulness or distraction:
state of being completely forgotten:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“f

Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).

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Forms

plural: oblivions
Singularoblivion

uncountable

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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