# oblivion

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈblɪviːən/ · frequency rank #19,152

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).

## Easily confused with
- **oblivious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oblivion-vs-oblivious)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bolivion`, `obblivion`, `obilvion`, `obliivon`, `oblivino`, `oblivionn`, `oblivoin`, `oblivvion`, `obllivion`, `oblviion`, `olbivion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/oblivion