Oblivion

/əˈblɪviən/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one.

After the accident, he fell into a deep oblivion, completely unaware of his surroundings.

The state of being forgotten or disregarded.

The once famous author has faded into oblivion, his works now rarely read.

Total forgetfulness; the act or fact of forgetting.

The decision was made to let the past mistakes drift into oblivion.

Middle English, from Latin oblivion-, oblivio, from oblivisci 'to forget'.

into oblivion

Into a state of complete forgetfulness or extinction.

fade into oblivion

To gradually disappear, be forgotten, or become less significant.

forget

To lose memory of something.

amnesia

A disorder characterized by memory loss.

obscurity

The state of being unknown or inconspicuous.

A state of disconnection from reality, often due to intoxication.

After that party, I was in total oblivion the next day.

Being totally zoned out or absorbed in one's thoughts.

He was in oblivion, not even hearing his name being called.