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# oblivion

«oblivion» in Mova's school dictionary: **The state of being completely forgotten: the old song…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (oblivion — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The state of being completely forgotten: the old song fell into oblivion. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#m2)

3) Being destroyed or wiped out completely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#m3)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x1)
- Many toys from long ago have passed into oblivion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x2)
- Tired out, Mole sank into the oblivion of sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x3)
- The tiny shop was saved from oblivion by the new owners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x4)
- The planet in the film was blasted into oblivion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/#x5)
- Her brave story should not be lost to oblivion. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.»

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «oblivion» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oblivion/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.