oblivion
/əˈblɪviːən/noun
Middle School
1
The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
2
The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.
3
A form of purgatory.
4
Amnesty.
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