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oblivion
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a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations for two weeks each year the stressed-out couple enjoy the blissful oblivion that comes with a vacation at the beach Synonyms forgetfulness, nirvana, obliviousness Related Words ignorance, incognizance, innocence, insensibility, nescience, unawareness, unconsciousness, unfamiliarity; amnesia, blindness; absentmindedness, absorption, abstraction, inattention, inattentiveness, preoccupation Near Antonyms memory, recall, recollection, remembrance; alertness, awareness, cognizance, consciousness
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