About The Word Oblivion
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Oblivion
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What's The Definition Of Oblivion?
[n] total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"
[n] the state of being disregarded or forgotten Synonyms | Synonyms for Oblivion: limbo | obliviousness Related Terms | Find terms related to Oblivion: abandon | absentmindedness | anonymity | blackness | blackout | blank mind | blankmindedness | blankness | calm of mind | careless abandon | carelessness | casualness | catalepsy | catatonia | catatony | coma | cursoriness | darkness | decay of memory | disregard | disregardfulness | easiness | emptiness of mind | empty-headedness | extinction | faint | fallow mind | fatuity | foolishness | forgetfulness | forgetting | forgiveness | grayout | hastiness | hazy recollection | heedlessness | inanity | inconsiderateness | inconsideration | indifference | insensibility | insensibleness | insouciance | kayo | knockout | KO | lack of foresight | laziness | Lethe | limbo | lipothymia | lipothymy | mental blankness | nepenthe | nihility | nirvana | nirvana principle | nothingness | obliteration | obliviousness | obscurity | offhandedness | passivity | perfunctoriness | quietism | recklessness | regardlessness | semiconsciousness | senselessness | short memory | sleep | sprezzatura | stupor | swoon | syncope | tabula rasa | tactlessness | thoughtfreeness | thoughtlessness | tranquillity | unawareness | unconsciousness | unheedfulness | unintelligence | unmindfulness | unpreparedness | unreadiness | unsolicitousness | unsolicitude | unthinkingness | vacancy | vacuity | void | waters of oblivion See Also | forgetfulness | obscurity Oblivion In Webster's Dictionary \Ob*liv"i*on\, n. [L. oblivio, akin to oblivisci to
forget: cf. OF. oblivion.]
1. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten;
cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.
Second childishness and mere oblivion. --Shak.
Among our crimes oblivion may be set. --Dryden
The origin of our city will be buried in eternal
oblivion. --W. Irving.
2. Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon;
as, an act of oblivion. --Sir J. Davies.
Syn: See {Forgetfulness}.
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