oblivion

(ə-blĭv'ē-ən)
n.

1. The condition or quality of being completely forgotten: "He knows that everything he writes is consigned to posterity (oblivion's other, seemingly more benign, face)" (Joyce Carol Oates).
2. The act or an instance of forgetting; total forgetfulness: sought the great oblivion of sleep.
3. Official overlooking of offenses; amnesty.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oblīviō, oblīviōn-, from oblīvīscī, to forget.]

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noun

Freedom from worry, care, or unpleasantness: escape, forgetfulness, obliviousness. See seek/avoid.

n

Definition: mental blankness
Antonyms: awareness, consciousness, understanding

n

Definition: nothingness
Antonyms: fame

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The state or condition in which the wicked cease from struggling and the dreary are at rest. Fame's eternal dumping ground. Cold storage for high hopes. A place where ambitious authors meet their works without pride and their betters without envy. A dormitory without an alarm clock.

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IN BRIEF: The state of having been totally forgotten.

Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion. — Mark Twain (1835-1910), American writer, pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

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• Fate - oblivion: finality or death; condition of being unknown or lost

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forglemmelse, glemsel

idioms:

• into oblivion    gå i glemmebogen

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergetelheid, pardon (bij overtredingen)

Français (French)
n. - oubli, obscurité, néant, état d'inconscience

idioms:

• into oblivion    (tomber) dans l'oubli

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vergessenheit, Vergessen

idioms:

• into oblivion    in Vergessenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λήθη, λησμονιά, αφάνεια, ασημότητα

idioms:

• into oblivion    σε λησμονιά

Italiano (Italian)
oblio, dimenticanza

idioms:

• into oblivion    nell'oblio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esquecimento (m), olvido (m)

idioms:

• into oblivion    esquecido

Русский (Russian)
забвение

idioms:

• into oblivion    (канувший) в Лету

Español (Spanish)
n. - olvido

idioms:

• into oblivion    caer en el olvido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - glömska

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
遗忘, 赦免, 湮没

idioms:

• into oblivion    渐被忘却, 废弃, 湮没

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 遺忘, 赦免, 湮沒

idioms:

• into oblivion    漸被忘卻, 廢棄, 湮沒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잊기 쉬움, 잊은 상태,망각

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 忘れること, 忘却, 忘れられている状態, 大赦

idioms:

• into oblivion    忘れられる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نسيان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שכחה, השתכחות, מחילה‬

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