oblivion
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o·bliv·i·on
(ə-blĭv′ē-ən)n.
1. The condition or quality of being completely forgotten: "He knows that everything he writes is consigned to posterity (oblivion's other, seemingly more benign, face)" (Joyce Carol Oates).
2. The act or an instance of forgetting; total forgetfulness: sought the great oblivion of sleep.
3. Archaic Official overlooking of offenses; amnesty.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oblīviō, oblīviōn-, from oblīvīscī, to forget; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]
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oblivion
(əˈblɪvɪən)n
1. the condition of being forgotten or disregarded
2. the state of being mentally withdrawn or blank
3. (Law) law an intentional overlooking, esp of political offences; amnesty; pardon
[C14: via Old French from Latin oblīviō forgetfulness, from oblīviscī to forget]
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ob•liv•i•on
(əˈblɪv i ən)n.
1. the state of being completely forgotten.
2. the state of forgetting or of being oblivious: the oblivion of sleep.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin oblīviō=oblīv(īscī) to forget + -iō -ion]
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Noun | 1. | oblivion - the state of being disregarded or forgotten obscurity - an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years" |
2. | oblivion - total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep" forgetfulness - unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember; "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older" |
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oblivion
noun
1. unconsciousness, forgetfulness, senselessness, obliviousness, unawareness, insensibility, (waters of) Lethe He drank himself into oblivion.
unconsciousness perception, awareness, consciousness, sensibility
unconsciousness perception, awareness, consciousness, sensibility
2. neglect, anonymity, insignificance, obscurity, limbo, nothingness, unimportance Most of these performers will fail and sink into oblivion.
3. extinction, annihilation, eradication, obliteration An entire section of the town was bombed into oblivion.
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oblivion
nounFreedom from worry, care, or unpleasantness:
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oubliscotomisation
oblivion
[əˈblɪvɪən] N → olvido mto cast into oblivion → echar al olvido
to fall or sink into oblivion → caer en el olvido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
oblivion
[əˈblɪviən] n → oubli mto be consigned to oblivion (= forgotten about) → être relégué au passé, être relégué aux oubliettes
to consign sb to oblivion → condamner qn à l'oubli
to consign sth to oblivion → reléguer qch aux oubliettes
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oblivion
n
→ Vergessenheit f, → Vergessen nt; to sink or fall into oblivion → in Vergessenheit geraten, der Vergessenheit anheimfallen (geh); to rescue somebody/something from oblivion → jdn/etw wieder ins Bewusstsein or ans Tageslicht bringen; he drank himself into oblivion → er trank bis zur Bewusstlosigkeit; to be bombed/blasted into oblivion (town etc) → dem Erdboden gleichgemacht werden
(= unawareness) = obliviousness
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