oblivion

English

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman oblivion ( = Old French oblivion), from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblivisci (“to forget”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈblɪvɪən/

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Noun

oblivion (uncountable)

1. The state of forgetfulness or distraction.
2. The state of being completely forgotten.

Related terms

• oblivious

Translations

state of forgetfulness or distraction

Dutch: vergeetachtigheid (nl) Finnish: hajamielisyys (fi), unohtelu (fi) French: oubli (fr) m. Greek: λησμονιά (el) (lismoniá) f. Hungarian: feledés (hu)

Latin: oblīviō (la) f. Polish: nieświadomość (pl) f. Russian: забывчивость (ru) (zabývčivost’) f. Spanish: olvido (es) m.

state of being completely forgotten

Czech: zapomnění (cs) n. Dutch: vergetelheid (nl) Finnish: unhola (fi), unohdus (fi), unho (fi) French: oubli (fr) m. German: Vergessenheit (de) f.

Greek: λήθη (el) (líthi) f. Latin: oblīviō (la) f. Polish: zapomnienie (pl) n. Russian: забвение (ru) (zabvénije) n.

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Arabic: نسيان (nisyaan), سلوان (sulwaan) Danish: glemsel French: oubli Hebrew: שכחה Hungarian: feledés Italian: oblio Lithuanian: Užmiršimas

Norwegian: glemsel, bortglemt Portuguese: esquecido Serbo-Croatian: zȁborāv (sh)/за̏бора̄в (sh) Spanish: olvido Swedish: glömska Turkish: unutulma, nisyan

External links

• oblivion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• oblivion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• oblivion at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Anglo-Norman

Noun

oblivion f. (oblique plural oblivions, nominative singular oblivion, nominative plural oblivions)

1. forgetfulness

References

• oblivion on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub