oblivion
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i noun
1.
the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
2.
the state of forgetting or of being oblivious: the oblivion of sleep.
3.
official disregard or overlooking of offenses; pardon; amnesty.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the condition of being forgotten or disregarded |
| 2. | the state of being mentally withdrawn or blank |
| 3. | 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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Word Origin & History
oblivion
late 14c., "state or fact of forgetting," from L. oblivionem (nom. oblivio) "forgetfulness," from oblivisci (pp. oblitus) "forget," originally "even out, smooth over," from ob "over" + root of levis "smooth."
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Example sentences
Indeed, his whole doctrine of modes may be said to be based on oblivion of the fact that a simple idea must be really simple.
With every regard to the proprieties he was to be decently, deferentially, definitively interred in political oblivion.
Oblivion to the effects of one's words or movement is intolerable.
Some securities deserve to be shorted into oblivion.
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