oblivion
verbEtymology Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
1
To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.
oblivion
noun/əˈblɪviːən/
Etymology Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
1
Usually The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
- He regularly drank himself into oblivion.
- Only the oblivion of sleep can heal the greatest traumas.
2
Usually 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.
- Due to modern technology, many more people and much more information will not slip into oblivion, contrary to what happened throughout history until now.
- They tried to bomb them into oblivion.
2 more examples
- I will cast them into oblivion!
- Ordo Malleus Inquisitor: I hereby sign the death warrant of an entire world, and consign a million souls to oblivion.2011, Relic Entertainment, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution, scene: Exterminatus declared on Typhon Primaris:
3
Usually A form of purgatory.
4
Obsolete, Usually Amnesty.
- Synonyms
- forgetness
- Derived terms
- obliviate, oblivionate, oblivionize
- Related terms
- obliviation, oblivious, oubliette, obliteration