oblivion
sustantivoverboatestiguado en diálogos
- //əˈblɪviːən//
The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
sustantivo
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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
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.
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.
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A form of purgatory.
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obsoletoAmnesty.
Etimología
Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
verbo
- 1
To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.
Formas
- plural
- oblivions
- pasado
- oblivioned
- participio
- oblivioned
- gerundio
- oblivioning
- 3.ª persona del singular
- oblivions
oblivion · The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
oblivious · Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.obnoxious · Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying,…obscene · Offensive to standards of decency or morality.