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/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.
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin oblivion-, oblivio, from oblivisci 'to forget'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
into oblivion:
Into a state of complete forgetfulness or extinction.
fade into oblivion:
To gradually disappear, be forgotten, or become less significant.
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Slang Meanings
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.