Definition of oblivion
1
: the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
seeking the oblivion of sleep drank herself into oblivion
2
: the condition or state of being forgotten or unknown
contentedly accepted his political oblivion … took the Huskers from oblivion to glory—and their two national championships …— D. S. Looney
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The first known use of oblivion was in the 14th century
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