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oblivion
[ uh-bliv-ee-uhn ]
noun
- the state of being completely forgotten or unknown:
a former movie star now in oblivion.
- the state of forgetting or of being oblivious:
the oblivion of sleep.
- the act or process of dying out; complete annihilation or extinction:
If we don't preserve their habitat, the entire species will pass into oblivion.
- Archaic. official disregard or overlooking of offenses; pardon; amnesty.
oblivion
/ əˈblɪvɪən /
noun
- the condition of being forgotten or disregarded
- the state of being mentally withdrawn or blank
- law an intentional overlooking, esp of political offences; amnesty; pardon
Other Words From
- self-ob·livi·on noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of oblivion1
Example Sentences
"I'm not ashamed for her for that because it was her way of coping. She used the term 'seeking oblivion'."
Even if enough MPs vote to impeach Yoon this weekend, his party, now divided and widely detested, faces political oblivion.
Now, a study analyzing the ancient bones of a young child who lived in Montana suggests that early Americans hunted mammoths and other giant mammals to oblivion.
With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy -- using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections -- fell into oblivion.
He instead bankrupted his country with a horrific war that eventually led to much of the nation being bombed into oblivion.
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