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oblivion

/əˈblɪviːən/noun4 syllables

Oblivion means: the state of being disregarded or forgotten.

Synonyms for oblivion3

noun, as in the state of being disregarded or forgotten

limbo

noun, as in total forgetfulness

obliviousness

also used for oblivion

forgetness

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What does oblivion mean?2

noun

1

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

2

total forgetfulness“he sought the great oblivion of sleep”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Oblivion in a sentence

  • He'll end up in oblivion for all his crimes.mutskt
  • In the Odyssey, the date-plum is the fruit of oblivion.Nylez
  • I feel as if I've been thrown into oblivion.rul
  • Sometimes silence is not oblivion. Sometimes silence is only patience.carlosalberto
  • You make me turn in the oblivion. I'm spiraling in the void.rafaeldejesus8199
  • This cooking technique has passed into oblivion.Lepotdeterre
  • The writer died in poverty and oblivion.AlanF_US
  • Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.darinmex

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of oblivion

as a noun

plural
oblivions