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oblivion noun [ əˈblɪvɪən ]

• the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one.
• "they drank themselves into oblivion"
Similar: unconsciousness, insensibility, stupor, stupefaction, senselessness, blankness, darkness, coma, blackout, obliviousness, unawareness, ignorance, amnesia, the waters of Lethe,
Opposite: consciousness, awareness,
• amnesty or pardon.
Origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin oblivio(n- ), from oblivisci ‘forget’.


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