oblivion

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
2. (uncountable, usually) 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.
3. (uncountable, usually) A form of purgatory.
4. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) Amnesty.

Verb

To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.

Concepts

oubli

abysse

amnésie

étourderie

gouffre

néant

précipice

tréfonds

l’oubli

manque de mémoire

abîme

scotomisation

Synonymes

forgetfulness

forgetting

lapse of memory

limbo

disregard

obliviousness

nullity

obliteration

unconsciousness

zero

Lethe

irretention

amnesia

scotomisation

fluff

forgotten past

heedlessness

loss of memory

neglect

Traductions

oblio

olvido

λήθη

esquecimento

Vergessenheit

نسيان

λησμονιά

vergetelheid

ilgisizlik

oblīviō

oblivio

Nichtbeachtung

kayıtsızlık

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈblɪviːən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: oblivion

In summary

From Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblivisci (“to forget”).