oblivion
/əˈblɪviən/noun
उच्चारण अब्लिविअन
बेसुधी, अचेतावस्था, विस्मृति
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a state in which you are not aware of what is happening around you, especially because you are asleep or unconscious
बेसुधी, अचेतावस्था, विस्मृति
- Exhausted, he sank into oblivion as soon as his head touched the pillow.
- The drunk driver was in a state of oblivion.
- After the long journey, he fell into oblivion on the sofa.
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- The patient drifted into oblivion after the injection.
- She sought the oblivion of sleep after the exhausting day.
Synonyms unconsciousness stupor blankness insensibility
Opposite awareness consciousness alertness
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the state of being completely forgotten
गुमनामी, भुला दिया जाना, विस्मृति
- The poet died in poverty and his work sank into oblivion for a century.
- Many old crafts have passed into oblivion.
- The singer faded into oblivion after her last hit.
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- Several local languages are slipping into oblivion.
- He feared that his work would be lost to oblivion.
Synonyms obscurity nothingness extinction limbo forgetfulness
Opposite fame remembrance immortality prominence
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the state of being completely destroyed
पूर्ण विनाश, मिट जाना
- The village was bombed into oblivion.
- After the scandal, the once-famous firm was sinking into oblivion.
- The earthquake reduced the old town to oblivion.
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- The empire was swept into oblivion within a generation.
- The flood threatened to wash the village into oblivion.
Synonyms destruction annihilation extinction
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ob·liv·i·on
With -livion (not 'oblivian' or 'obliveon'); the adjective oblivious.
अंत में -livion ('oblivian' या 'obliveon' गलत है); adjective oblivious।
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oblivion and oblivious
Oblivion is the state of being forgotten or unaware. Oblivious is the adjective meaning not aware: 'oblivious of the danger', 'oblivious to the noise' (both prepositions are used; 'of' is older, 'to' now common). A person oblivious to the world may themselves pass into oblivion.
Oblivion भुला दिए जाने या बेसुध होने की स्थिति है। Oblivious adjective है जिसका अर्थ 'अनजान' है: 'oblivious of the danger', 'oblivious to the noise' (दोनों prepositions चलते हैं; 'of' पुराना, 'to' अब आम)। जो व्यक्ति दुनिया से oblivious हो वह खुद oblivion में जा सकता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sink into oblivion, consign to oblivion, bombed into oblivion.
Collocations: sink into oblivion (गुमनामी में डूब जाना), consign to oblivion (भुला देना), bombed into oblivion (बमबारी से पूरी तरह नष्ट कर देना)। Oblivion का अर्थ पूरी तरह भुला दिए जाने की स्थिति है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin oblivisci, to forget.
Latin oblivisci, भूलना, से।
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One-word substitution
The state of being forgotten is oblivion.
'भुला दिए जाने की स्थिति' oblivion।