Main Entry:

obliv·i·on

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈbli-vē-ən, ō-, ä-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oblivion-, oblivio, from oblivisci to forget, perhaps from ob- in the way + levis smooth — more at ob-, levigate

Date:

14th century

1: the fact or condition of forgetting or having forgotten ; especially : the condition of being oblivious2: the condition or state of being forgotten or unknown