oblivion
/əˈblɪvɪən/
noun
- 1
The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
“He regularly drank himself into oblivion.”
- 2
The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, incl. 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.”
- 3
Amnesty.
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verb
- 1
To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.
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