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US
/əˈbɫɪviən/
]
[ UK /əblˈɪviən/ ]
[ UK /əblˈɪviən/ ]
NOUN
- the state of being disregarded or forgotten
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total forgetfulness
he sought the great oblivion of sleep
How To Use oblivion In A Sentence
- He falls into a stupor, into utter oblivion of the world about him, becomes in turn excited and confused, his senses begin to functionate in a fallacious manner, and he thus succeeds in shutting out from consciousness, for the time being at least, the entire unbearable situation. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
- And that in itself becomes the great terrible mystery of the film - the monstrous enigma that propels the townspeople towards some inexplicable, and therefore, inextricable, oblivion.
- If properly framed, some of those positions could be sold to Kentucky voters at least; others need to be "reframed" into oblivion. Rand Paul: No Babe in the Woods
- Most of these duplicated segments are doomed to oblivion, because any proteins their genes produce are redundant.
- Other options include Chaos, which whirls you into oblivion, and the Inverter, with its extreme G-force action. Las Vegas: Sights Beyond The Slots
- As industry convention usually has rejection leading to oblivion, it's a record we were probably not supposed to notice. Times, Sunday Times
- Gradually, as the years went by, Abercrombie and Gibson slipped into virtual oblivion.
- Drowsiness overcame her, and she crumpled to the floor, letting herself sink into dark oblivion.
- The times I was just having a beery laugh with my friends, times when we shared in each other's extrovert abandon, each other's dippy oblivion.
- She quickly rose from oblivion to become a star for her courage and challenging character.