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# oblivion

noun (oblivion — uncountable)

«oblivion» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The state of being completely forgotten: the old song fell into oblivion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#m1)
2. The state of not knowing or noticing what is happening around you, as in deep sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#m2)
3. Being destroyed or wiped out completely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in stories, history and poems: famous names that «faded into oblivion», someone who «drank himself into oblivion». In everyday talk and sport: «the team was knocked into oblivion». It tells the reader something has disappeared or been forgotten.

### Examples

- The old castle had fallen into oblivion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x1)
- Many toys from long ago have passed into oblivion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x2)
- Tired out, Mole sank into the oblivion of sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x3)
- The tiny shop was saved from oblivion by the new owners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x4)
- The planet in the film was blasted into oblivion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x5)
- Her brave story should not be lost to oblivion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x6)
- Sink down into his grave--into oblivion--ye terrible shapes of the times of old! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable; no «an». Adjective: oblivious (not noticing): «He was oblivious to the rain.»

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oblivion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oblivion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oblivion.html) on Mova free.