Oblivion

  • 21oblivion — n. to sink into oblivion * * * [ə blɪvɪən] to sink into oblivion to sink into oblivion …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22oblivion — o|bliv|i|on [ ə blıviən ] noun uncount 1. ) a situation in which someone or something has been completely forgotten: a Hollywood star who has gradually faded into oblivion 2. ) a state in which you do not notice what is happening around you,… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23oblivion — noun (U) 1 the state of being completely forgotten: The loser s name is consigned to oblivion. 2 the state of being unconscious or of not noticing what is happening: the oblivion of sleep …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24oblivion — noun 1) they drank themselves into oblivion Syn: unconsciousness, insensibility, a stupor, stupefaction, senselessness; a coma, a blackout; literary the waters of Lethe Ant: consciousness 2) luckily, he was able to rescue that design from… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 25oblivion — UK [əˈblɪvɪən] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a situation in which someone or something has been completely forgotten a Hollywood star who has gradually faded into oblivion 2) a state in which you do not notice what is happening around you, usually… …

    English dictionary

  • 26oblivion — /əˈblɪviən / (say uh bliveeuhn) noun 1. the state of being forgotten, as by the world. 2. the forgetting, or forgetfulness, of something: five minutes of oblivion. 3. Law disregard or overlooking: oblivion of political offences. {Middle English,… …

  • 27oblivion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin oblivion , oblivio, from oblivisci to forget, perhaps from ob in the way + levis smooth more at ob , levigate Date: 14th century 1. the fact or condition of forgetting or having… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28oblivion — Synonyms and related words: KO, Lethe, abandon, absentmindedness, anonymity, blackness, blackout, blank mind, blankmindedness, blankness, calm of mind, careless abandon, carelessness, casualness, catalepsy, catatonia, catatony, coma, cursoriness …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29oblivion — n. 1. Forgetfulness (Oblivion refers especially to the thing forgotten). 2. Amnesty, general pardon …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 30oblivion — ob•liv•i•on [[t]əˈblɪv i ən[/t]] n. 1) the state of being completely forgotten 2) the state of forgetting or of being oblivious: the oblivion of sleep[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L oblīviō=oblīv(īscī) to forget + iō ion …

    From formal English to slang