oblivion
pronunciation
How to pronounce oblivion in British English:
UK [əˈblɪviən]
How to pronounce oblivion in American English:
US [əˈblɪviən]
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- Noun:
- the state of being disregarded or forgotten
- total forgetfulness
Word Origin
- oblivion (n.)
- late 14c., "state or fact of forgetting," from Old French oblivion (13c.) and directly from Latin oblivionem (nominative oblivio) "forgetfulness; a being forgotten," from oblivisci (past participle oblitus) "forget," originally "even out, smooth over, efface," from ob "over" (see ob-) + root of levis "smooth," from PIE *lei-w-, from root *(s)lei- "slime, slimy, sticky" (see slime (n.)). Meaning "state of being forgotten" is early 15c.
Example
- 1. Without mrs merkel , the party might be doomed to oblivion .
- 2. They befriend gabriel , attempting to pull him back from oblivion .
- 3. Drinking to the point of oblivion on noon on a monday ?
- 4. No , all that has faded into oblivion it 's meaningless , irrelevant information .
- 5. That speech that brought you back from the edge of oblivion and overnight made you the frontrunner in this coming election .