oblivion
The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when…The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
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» This cooking technique has passed into oblivion.
Diese Zubereitungsart ist dem Vergessen anheimgefallen. — Yorwba
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4 senses(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
(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
(uncountable, usually)A form of purgatory.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Amnesty.
- the state of being disregarded or forgotten
- total forgetfulness
Examples
11 sentencesThis cooking technique has passed into oblivion.
deDiese Zubereitungsart ist dem Vergessen anheimgefallen. — Yorwba
The writer died in poverty and oblivion.
ruПисатель умер в нищете и забвении. — marafon
He'll end up in oblivion for all his crimes.
Tom fell into oblivion.
Maria yearned for sweet oblivion.
ruМария тосковала о сладком забвении. — Ooneykcall
deMaria sehnte sich nach süßem Vergessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“fInherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
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Forms
plural: oblivions| Singular | oblivion |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the state of being disregarded or forgotten:limbo
- total forgetfulness:obliviousness
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.