oblivion

/əˈblɪviːən/

oblivion noun: the state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.

Noun

oblivion (usually uncountable, plural oblivions)

(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.
(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.
(usually) A form of purgatory.
(obsolete, usually) Amnesty.

Verb

oblivion (third-person singular simple present oblivions, present participle oblivioning, simple past and past participle oblivioned)

(transitive) To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.

oblivion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

oblivion in Hindi

oblivion, forgetfulness, loss of memory: विस्मृति vismŕti

oblivion in Tamil

மறதிநிலை

oblivion in Urdu

oblivion: فراموشی farāmośī

oblivion in Bengali

সম্পূর্ণ বিস্মৃতি, অচেতন অবস্থা, লোকচক্ষুর অন্তরালে থাকা

More languagesFewer languages

oblivion in Malayalam: ഓർമ്മക്കേട്, അവഗണന, മാപ്പ്, വിസ്മൃതി
oblivion in Kannada: ಮರವೆ, ವಿಸ್ಮೃತಿ, ಮರೆತುಹೋಗುವಿಕೆ, ವಿಸ್ಮರಣೆ
oblivion in Arabic: نِسْيَان nisyān

Examples of oblivion in a sentence

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:

All 33 example sentences with oblivion

Synonyms of oblivion

forgetness

Forms of oblivion

Noun
plural	oblivions
Verb
third-person singular present	oblivions
present participle	oblivioning
past participle	oblivioned
past	oblivioned

Plural of oblivion: oblivions

Origin of oblivion

Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).

Words formed from oblivion

Questions about oblivion

What does oblivion mean?: Oblivion means the state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
What is oblivion in Hindi?: Oblivion in Hindi is विस्मृति (vismŕti). See Oblivion meaning in Hindi.
How do you use oblivion in a sentence?: I will cast them into oblivion!
What part of speech is oblivion?: Oblivion can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce oblivion?: Oblivion is pronounced /əˈblɪviːən/.
What is the plural of oblivion?: The plural of oblivion is oblivions.

Words near oblivion in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: oblivion (page history and authors); विस्मृति (Hindi) (page history and authors); oblivion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); فراموشی (Urdu) (page history and authors); oblivion (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oblivion (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oblivion (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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