English Explanatory Dictionary

oblivion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.
A form of purgatory.
Amnesty.

verb

To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.

Pronunciation

əblĭvʹēən /əˈblɪviːən/ En-us-oblivion.ogg OblivionUK2.wav

Word forms

oblivion oblivions oblivioning oblivioned

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).

Synonyms

forgetness

Related words

obliviation oblivious oubliette obliteration

Derived words

obliviate oblivionate oblivionize

Translations

Albanian: harresë Arabic: نِسْيَان Bulgarian: забраванство Catalan: oblit Czech: zapomnění Danish: glemsel Dutch: vergeetachtigheid Finnish: hajamielisyys Finnish: unohtelu Finnish: olemattomuus French: oubli Galician: esquecemento Georgian: გულმავიწყობა German: Vergessen Greek: λησμονιά Greek: λήθη Ancient Greek: λήθη Hebrew: שִׁכְחָה Hungarian: feledés Ido: oblivieso Italian: oblio Italian: dimenticanza Italian: smemorataggine Italian: smemoratezza Italian: scordamento Latin: oblīviō Latvian: aizmirstība Latvian: aizmirsība Macedonian: заборав Middle English: oblivion Norwegian Bokmål: glemsel Norwegian Nynorsk: gløymsle Polish: nieświadomość Portuguese: esquecimento Portuguese: olvido Portuguese: oblívio Russian: забытье́ Slovak: zabudnutie Slovak: zabúdanie Spanish: olvido Spanish: desmemoria Spanish: olvidanza Tachawit: itta Turkish: nisyan Turkish: unutma Ukrainian: забуття Welsh: angof Welsh: ebargofiant Esperanto: nekonscio

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