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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVergessenheit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fer-ge-sen-hait
"Nach seinem Tod fiel er in die Vergessenheit."
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2 senses- 1
The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one.
"After years of neglect, the once-famous artist fell into oblivion." - 2
The state of being forgotten or disregarded.
"The ruins of the ancient city were left in oblivion until rediscovered by archaeologists."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'oblivion' originates from the Latin 'oblivio', meaning 'forgetfulness', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a state of forgetfulness to a more general sense of being forgotten or disregarded.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Oblivion" is said worldwide
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oubli
Transliteration: ou-blee
"Il est tombé dans l'oubli après sa mort."
Vergessenheit
Transliteration: fer-ge-sen-hait
"Nach seinem Tod fiel er in die Vergessenheit."
oblio
Transliteration: ob-lee-o
"Dopo la sua morte, cadde nell'oblio."
olvido
Transliteration: ol-vee-do
"Cayó en el olvido tras su muerte."
esquecimento
Transliteration: es-ke-si-men-to
"Ele caiu no esquecimento após sua morte."
भूल
Transliteration: bhoole
"उसकी मृत्यु के बाद वह भूल में चला गया।"
遗忘
Transliteration: yí wàng
"他死后陷入了遗忘。"
망각
Transliteration: mang-gak
"그는 죽은 후 망각에 빠졌다."
忘却
Transliteration: bōkyaku
"彼は死後、忘却の中に落ちた。"
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